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Common Aerial Yellowjacket

Dolichovespula arenaria

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Field Notes

Description:

Wasp with yellow markings on thorax and abdomen. According to someone on BugGuide, "Very small yellow spots on mesoscutellum are somewhat misleading, but there is no other possibility."

Habitat:

Forest near town

Reference Links:

Which wasp is this? - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedAugust 10, 2013

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