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Vespula is a small genus of social wasps, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Along with members of their sister genus Dolichovespula , they are collectively known by the common name yellowjackets (or yellow jackets) in North America .
Vespula germanica belongs to the genus Vespula, which includes various species of social wasps that are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.In North America, these wasps are most commonly known as yellowjackets, but this name also applies to species within the sister genus Dolichovespula.
The North American yellowjacket (Vespula alascensis), eastern yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons), western yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica), and prairie yellowjacket (Vespula atropilosa) are native to North America. Southern yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa), a species that is sometimes free-living and sometimes a social parasite
Vespula sulphurea, the California yellowjacket, is a species of wasp within the family Vespidae. [1] It is found distributed in the Upper Sonoran Fauna of California, but has been known to occur in southern Oregon, western Nevada, southern Arizona, and northern Baja California. Nests of the species are found underground, with a maximum known ...
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 ]
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 ]
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Vespula vulgaris, known as the common wasp, is a species found in regions that include the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, India, China, New Zealand [1] and Australia. It is sometimes known in English as the European wasp, but the same name is used for the species Vespula germanica or German wasp.