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Subfamily Vespinae - Hornets and Yellowjackets

Dolichovespula · Vespa · Vespula · Vespinae nests

Genus Dolichovespula
Bald Faced Hornet? - Dolichovespula maculata - male Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata Wasp - Dolichovespula maculata bald-faced hornet in hibernaculum - Dolichovespula maculata - female wasp or hornet nest - Dolichovespula maculata # 96 - Dolichovespula maculata Bald-faced hornet - Dolichovespula maculata Bald-faced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata - female

Genus Vespa
European hornet - Vespa crabro wasp or hornet maybe (DIN288) - Vespa crabro Vespa crabro/European Hornet. Female-as indicated by wiki article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hornet - Vespa crabro - female Id help needed, cicada killer ? - Vespa crabro European Hornet - Vespa crabro - female Wasp sp. killing a Dwamp Darner. - Vespa crabro hornet072819-14 - Vespa crabro - female Hornets girdling lilac - Vespa crabro

Genus Vespula
Blackjacket - Vespula consobrina - male German Yellowjacket - Vespula germanica - female Vespidae - Vespula germanica - male - female Vespula maculifrons - Eastern Yellowjacket - Vespula maculifrons - female Vespula possibly acadica found dead - Vespula acadica - female bee or wasp? id please - Vespula squamosa Eastern Yellowjacket - Vespula maculifrons Wasp - Vespula squamosa

Vespinae nests
WASP NEST MUSEUM WASP NEST MUSEUM Vespinae queen nest Wasp nest? wasp nest Sandhills Hornet? Queen? Wasp nest Yellowjacket/Hornet Nest


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