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Yellow Jacket

Vespula

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Field Notes

Description:

Saw it in the Balcony

Habitat:

Flinders Island, Tasmania

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
DanielePralong
Yellow jacket is the common name in North America for predatory wasps of the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula. These are known simply as "wasps" in other English-speaking countries.
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PublishedMay 22, 2013

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