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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Hornets and Yellowjackets (Vespinae) » Ground Yellowjackets (Vespula) » Widow Yellowjacket (Vespula vidua)
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Vespula acadica? - Vespula vidua
Copyright © 2016 hallockk

Vespula acadica? - Vespula vidua
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York, USA
September 1, 2016
Size: ~2cm
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Contributed by hallockk on 7 September, 2016 - 5:26pm
Last updated 23 December, 2016 - 10:23am

Moved
Moved from Hornets and Yellowjackets.
… Matthias Buck, 23 December, 2016 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

This is a male of the ground hornet, Vespula vidua
Compare this male with other vidua males in the guide.
… Anthony Daglio, 7 October, 2016 - 12:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Can't find enough similarities
I compared them to other ones in the guide but I couldn't find a match to the abdominal and thorax patterns; should I be looking at other areas?
… hallockk, 7 October, 2016 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 September, 2016 - 6:02pm login or register to post comments

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