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Yellowjacket ID - Vespula maculifrons - male
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Yellowjacket ID - Vespula maculifrons - Male
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
January 6, 2008
Size: ~14mm
More unseasonably warm weather and I found this specimen just one meter away fron the location of.... http://bugguide.net/node/view/163645 this yellowjacket.

This looks like a male Vespula flavopilosa

Scott

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Contributed by Scott Justis on 8 January, 2008 - 8:36pm
Last updated 10 January, 2008 - 4:09pm

Male Vespula maculifrons (Eastern Yellowjacket)
Thanks again for sharing these excellent pics. It would seem Yellowjacket colonies have lasted for unusually long in your region this year.
… Richard Vernier, 9 January, 2008 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

 
Boy, I was...
wrong again :^(. Thanks for the correct ID! This male posed nicely for me until I started getting the close up face shots. It has been a very unusual year here as far as the weather goes.
… Scott Justis, 9 January, 2008 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

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