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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) » Aerial Yellowjackets (Dolichovespula) » Bald-faced Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula maculata)
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Bald-faced Hornet-(iNaturalist) - Dolichovespula maculata
Copyright © 2021 Woldu Araya

Bald-faced Hornet-(iNaturalist) - Dolichovespula maculata
Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
August 21, 2021
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Contributed by Woldu Araya on 30 August, 2021 - 5:39pm
Last updated 31 August, 2021 - 6:03pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 31 August, 2021 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

Yep. Dolichovespula arenaria.
Yep. Dolichovespula arenaria. Funnily enough, I just got a Bald Faced Hornet for my collection today.
… Silas J. Eckhardt, 30 August, 2021 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Dolichovespula maculata
Congratulations on your collection, but I believe this is
D.maculata, Not D.arenaria. Maybe the one you collected today is
D.arenaria?.
… Woldu Araya , 30 August, 2021 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

 
No. Sorry. I collected D. mac
No. Sorry. I collected D. maculata yesterday. I always get those two mixed up.
… Silas J. Eckhardt, 31 August, 2021 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Correct, this is D. maculata.
Correct, this is D. maculata.
… Hexapoda, 30 August, 2021 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you so much!
Thanks!
… Woldu Araya , 30 August, 2021 - 10:56pm login or register to post comments

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