Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Register
·
Log In
Home
Guide
ID Request
Recent
Frass
Forums
Donate
Help
Clickable Guide
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho
July 24-27
Moth submissions
from
National Moth Week 2024
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico
, July 20-24
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana
, April 28-May 2
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2019 gathering in Louisiana
, July 25-27
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2018 gathering in Virginia
, July 27-29
Previous events
Taxonomy
Browse
Info
Images
Links
Books
Data
Home
» Guide »
Arthropods (Arthropoda)
»
Hexapods (Hexapoda)
»
Insects (Insecta)
»
Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera)
»
Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps
»
Vespoidea
»
Vespidae
»
Hornets and Yellowjackets (Vespinae)
»
Ground Yellowjackets (Vespula)
»
German Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)
Photo#1279647
Copyright © 2016
Jonathan J. Weber
Are These Yellowjackets? -
Vespula germanica
Niagara County, New York, USA
August 28, 2011
Found these older photos with these insect feeding on hummingbird nectar feeders.
Jonathan
tag
·
login
or
register
to post comments
Contributed by
Jonathan J. Weber
on 21 August, 2016 - 10:11pm
Last updated 23 August, 2016 - 8:07am
Moved
Moved from
ID Request
.
…
Scott Nacko
, 23 August, 2016 - 8:07am
login
or
register
to post comments
Yes, yellowjackets
You appear to have two different species - Vespula germanica in this image and probably Dolichovespula arenaria in the second image.
…
Scott Nacko
, 23 August, 2016 - 8:05am
login
or
register
to post comments
looks right
they can be a real pain around hummingbird feeders
…
Steve Scholnick
, 21 August, 2016 - 10:38pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Comment viewing options
Flat list - collapsed
Flat list - expanded
Threaded list - collapsed
Threaded list - expanded
Date - newest first
Date - oldest first
10 comments per page
30 comments per page
50 comments per page
70 comments per page
90 comments per page
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.