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Western Yellowjacket - Vespula pensylvanica
Copyright © 2010 Eugene Zelenko

Western Yellowjacket - Vespula pensylvanica
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
May 15, 2010
Size: ~ 1 cm
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Contributed by Eugene Zelenko on 18 May, 2010 - 9:37am
Last updated 18 May, 2010 - 4:18pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Andrew Williams, 18 May, 2010 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

Yellowjacket
I'm assuming it must be a western yellowjacket, but I'm not sure what else might be around there. I'm not that familiar with them.

… Andrew Williams, 18 May, 2010 - 9:45am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
A queen
… Vespula Vulgaris, 18 May, 2010 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

 
A queen - based on the disconnected dots?
I think I have a couple in my files.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 May, 2010 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

 
Good call, Andrew
See [D] here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/35661
… Ron Hemberger, 18 May, 2010 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

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