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Wasp ID #1 - Vespula germanica
Copyright © 2009 Naomi Smith

Wasp ID #1 - Vespula germanica
Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
August 29, 2009
These are difficult for me. The markings never seem to be the same. Help with ID please.
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Contributed by Naomi Smith on 27 October, 2009 - 10:17am
Last updated 27 October, 2009 - 9:32pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 27 October, 2009 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

Is that a mint plant
that the wasp is feeding on?
… Vespula Vulgaris, 27 October, 2009 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Vespula germanica
Yes it is. It is the plant in my garden that attracts the most bees and wasps.
Naomi
… Naomi Smith, 27 October, 2009 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

Vespula, Yellowjacket
looks like to me. I don't know beyond that though.
… Andrew Williams, 27 October, 2009 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, German
This is a "xanthic" (mostly yellow) phase of the German yellowjacket, Vespula germanica. Very nice image!
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 October, 2009 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Vespula germanica
Thank you Andrew and Eric. I should start paying more attention to these. To the untrained eye, they all look alike.
… Naomi Smith, 27 October, 2009 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

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