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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 » Hornets, Yellowjackets; Paper, Potter, Mason, and Pollen Wasps; and Allies (Vespidae) » Hornets and Yellowjackets (Vespinae) » Ground Yellowjackets (Vespula) » American Yellowjacket (Vespula alascensis)
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Western Yellow Jacket? - Vespula alascensis
Copyright © 2013 Patrick Murray

Western Yellow Jacket? - Vespula alascensis
Teton County, Wyoming, USA
August 18, 2013
Am I correct in assuming that there are western species of Yellow Jackets different from the Yellow Jacket species one might encounter east of the Mississippi River? If so, what might this species be? FYI, it was photographed along Jenny Lake at Grand Teton National Park. Thanks!
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Contributed by Patrick Murray on 2 September, 2013 - 10:43am
Last updated 25 September, 2013 - 7:24am

Moved
Moved from Hornets and Yellowjackets.
… Vespula Vulgaris, 25 September, 2013 - 7:24am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention.
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 September, 2013 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

There is a Western Yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica
The many I've seen don't look like this, but I don't know them well enough to be sure yours isn't a queen or a different color form. I'm currently puzzling through an odd one I shot recently.
… Ron Hemberger, 2 September, 2013 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

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