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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 » Vespidae » Hornets and Yellowjackets (Vespinae) » Aerial Yellowjackets (Dolichovespula) » Bald-faced Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula maculata)
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Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata - female
Copyright © 2009 Dave Eddy

Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata - Female
Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa, USA
September 27, 2009
Size: close to 3/4 inch
While visiting my Grand Daughters I set out a small dish of sugar water to see what would come to feast. This good sized hornet showed around 3pm and continued to come back every 15 minutes or so. I'm just guessing it was the same hornet. I did not know this hornet was in this area, was quite surprised. Can you tell me M/F?

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Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata - female Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata - female
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Contributed by Dave Eddy on 28 September, 2009 - 5:24am
Last updated 12 October, 2009 - 10:55pm

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… Joshua P. Basham, 29 September, 2009 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

Female
And yes, bald faced hornets have a very wide distribution
… Vespula Vulgaris, 28 September, 2009 - 5:54am login or register to post comments

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