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  8. Downy Yellowjacket

species 4,205 observations

Downy Yellowjacket

Vespula flavopilosa

Status
presumed native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

69 native plants
support it in the US
  • Food plants Plants it feeds on Lance-leaved Goldenweed, Purple-flowered Raspberry, Black Chokeberry 3
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Flat-top White Aster, American Tuliptree, Spotted Joe-Pye Weed, Oneseed Bur Cucumber 66

Range

United States

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

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