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Yellow Jacket - Vespula maculifrons
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Yellow Jacket - Vespula maculifrons
Springfield, Virginia, USA
July 17, 2004
Contributed by Richard Leung on 3 August, 2004 - 10:26pm
Last updated 18 February, 2005 - 10:11pm

Eastern yellow jacket worker
Looks like a worker of the eastern yellow jacket, Vespula maculifrons.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 August, 2004 - 1:21pm

 
guide page...
I made a guide page and moved your image there:)
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 18 February, 2005 - 10:13pm

 
Thanks, Tony
I also moved #7471 to the guide page because that one also depicts a worker eastern yellow jacket.
… Richard Leung, 18 February, 2005 - 10:51pm

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