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Aerial Yellowjackets
Dolichovespula
Dolichovespula is a small genus of social wasps distributed widely throughout the Northern Hemisphere. The yellow and black members of the genus are known by the common name yellowjackets in North America, such as Dolichovespula norwegica, along with members of their sister genus Vespula. In a study on the nesting biology of Dolichovespula, a colony of D. maculata with 771 workers was reported as having the largest recorded population count.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Bald-faced Hornet
speciesDolichovespula maculata
Common Aerial Yellowjacket
speciesDolichovespula arenaria
Saxon Wasp
speciesDolichovespula saxonica
Median Wasp
speciesDolichovespula media
Tree Wasp
speciesDolichovespula sylvestris
Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket
speciesDolichovespula arctica
Northern Aerial Yellowjacket
speciesDolichovespula norvegicoides
Norwegian Wasp
speciesDolichovespula norwegica
Arctic Yellowjacket
speciesDolichovespula albida
Rocky Mountain Aerial Yellowjacket
speciesDolichovespula alpicola
Dolichovespula adulterina
speciesDolichovespula adulterina
Dolichovespula omissa
speciesDolichovespula omissa
Dolichovespula flora
speciesDolichovespula flora
Dolichovespula kuami
speciesDolichovespula kuami
Dolichovespula pacifica
speciesDolichovespula pacifica
Dolichovespula stigma
speciesDolichovespula stigma
Dolichovespula panda
speciesDolichovespula panda
Dolichovespula xanthicincta
speciesDolichovespula xanthicincta
Dolichovespula intermedia
speciesDolichovespula intermedia
Dolichovespula asiatica
speciesDolichovespula asiatica
Dolichovespula baileyi
speciesDolichovespula baileyi
Dolichovespula carolina
speciesDolichovespula carolina
Dolichovespula lama
speciesDolichovespula lama
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52912.