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Dusty yellow to dark brown or black Black and opaque bright yellow stripes Black and ivory white markings Black and dark body with yellow [b] Black and orange or yellow markings Coat Furry (short hair) Furry (long hair) Little or no hair Some hair Size 1.3 cm (0.51 in) 2.5 cm (0.98 in) or more 1.9 to 2.5 cm (0.75 to 0.98 in) 1.3 cm (0.51 in)
Vespula squamosa, or the southern yellowjacket, is a social wasp. This species can be identified by its distinctive black and yellow patterning and orange queen. [1] This species is typically found in eastern North America, and its territory extends as far south as Central America. [1] Within these territories, they create enormous, multiple ...
Face of a southern yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa)Yellowjackets may be confused with other wasps, such as hornets and paper wasps such as Polistes dominula.A typical yellowjacket worker is about 12 mm (0.47 in) long, with alternating bands on the abdomen; the queen is larger, about 19 mm (0.75 in) long (the different patterns on their abdomens help separate various species).
Vespula inexpectata Landolt et al., 2010 (Missp.) The eastern yellow jacket or eastern yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons) is a wasp found in eastern North America. [1] Although most of their nests are subterranean, they are often considered a pest due to their nesting in recreational areas and buildings. [2]
Vespula pensylvanica, the western yellowjacket, is a Nearctic species of wasp in the genus Vespula. [1][2] It is native to regions of North America, largely in areas with northern temperate climates. Its reproductive behavior is constrained by cold weather, which successfully reduces the number of western yellowjackets in cold months.
Anthidium manicatum, commonly called the European wool carder bee, [1] is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees or mason bees. [2] They get the name "carder" from their behaviour of scraping hair from leaves [3] such as lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina). They carry this hair bundled beneath their bodies to be used as a ...
Dolichovespula maculata is a species of wasp in the genus Dolichovespula and a member of the eusocial, cosmopolitan family Vespidae.It is taxonomically an aerial yellowjacket but is known by many colloquial names, primarily bald-faced hornet, but also including bald-faced aerial yellowjacket, bald-faced wasp, bald hornet, white-faced hornet, blackjacket, white-tailed hornet, spruce wasp, and ...
The queen has large black discal spots on terga 4 and 5, and smaller ones on terga 2 and 3. [6] Males can be identified by the larger antenna, spots on their basal band on terga 4 and 5 as well as an abdomen that ends with a flat "fuzzy butt" instead of a pointed stinger. [6] Nest size ranges from 1-6 combs, and are made out of dull grey paper.