German yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)

German wasp (Vespula germanica) on a fallen apple
Photograph by Ernie. License: Public Domain. (view image details)

German yellowjacket | Vespula germanica photo

worker (female) with a length (head to abdomen) of about 14 mm.
Photograph by Ernie. License: Public Domain. (view image details)

German yellowjacket | Vespula germanica photo

wasp queen (Vespula germanica)
Photograph by Soebe. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

GERMAN YELLOWJACKET FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Genus:	Vespula
Species:	germanica
Common Name:	German yellowjacket

Relatives in same Genus
  Forest yellowjacket (V. acadica)
  Prairie yellowjacket (V. atropilosa)
  Eastern yellowjacket (V. maculifrons)
  Western yellowjacket (V. pensylvanica)
  Southern yellowjacket (V. squamosa)

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