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  8. Prairie Yellowjacket

species 1,214 observations

Prairie Yellowjacket

Vespula atropilosa

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

33 native plants
support it in the US
  • Food plants Plants it feeds on Common Manzanita, Whorled Milkweed, Horsetail Milkweed 3
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Common Sunflower, Rubber Rabbitbrush, American Plum, Black-eyed Susan 30

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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