Wasp on Meadowsweet - Dolichovespula arctica

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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) » Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula arctica)

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Copyright © 2006 Peter Hollinger

Wasp on Meadowsweet - Dolichovespula arctica -

Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
August 10, 2003

On Spiraea. Is this a Baldfaced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)?

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Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 12 March, 2006 - 8:01am
Last updated 12 March, 2006 - 5:27pm

Dolichovespula yes, maculata no

This nice shot shows a big-sized, dark colored male of the North American form of the Parasitic Yellowjacket (Dolichovespula adulterina arctica), formerly treated as a separate species called Northern Yellowjacket.

… Richard Vernier, 12 March, 2006 - 11:38am

Thanks for the ID

Thanks for the ID, Richard. I'll move it.

… Peter Hollinger, 12 March, 2006 - 5:24pm

not sure but,

whatever species it is, it is a male. this can be told from the relatively long antennae.

… Omar Fahmy, 12 March, 2006 - 10:11am

Male

Thanks for the tip, Omar -- I'll mark it.

… Peter Hollinger, 12 March, 2006 - 11:21am

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