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Black and yellow wasp with a moth - Vespula atropilosa
Copyright © 2019 Bob Webster

Black and yellow wasp with a moth - Vespula atropilosa
Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
September 3, 2019
I wasn't sure whether to upload this -- as always, please frass if it's not useful.
Contributed by Bob Webster on 20 September, 2019 - 9:57pm
Last updated 14 April, 2024 - 12:25am

Moved
Moved from Ground Yellowjackets.

ID courtesy of Matthias Buck.
… Bob Webster, 14 April, 2024 - 12:25am

Moved
Moved from Hornets and Yellowjackets.
… bdagley, 6 May, 2023 - 3:56pm

Vespula or Dolichovespula
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… bdagley, 6 September, 2022 - 6:45pm

Moved
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.
… John S. Ascher, 21 September, 2019 - 12:39am

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