genus
Ground Yellowjackets
Vespula
Field notes
Children
- German Yellowjacket introduced
- Eastern Yellowjacket native
- Common European Yellowjacket present
- Western Yellowjacket native
- Southern Yellowjacket native
- American Yellowjacket native
- Widow Yellowjacket presumed native
- Downy Yellowjacket presumed native
- Blackjacket presumed native
- Prairie Yellowjacket native
- Forest Yellowjacket presumed native
- California Yellowjacket native
- Cuckoo Yellowjacket presumed native
- Northern Red-banded Yellowjacket presumed native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native ground yellowjackets All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Eastern Yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons
40,941 observations
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Western Yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
20,700 observations
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Southern Yellowjacket
Vespula squamosa
19,319 observations
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American Yellowjacket
Vespula alascensis
7,079 observations
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Prairie Yellowjacket
Vespula atropilosa
1,214 observations
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California Yellowjacket
Vespula sulphurea
460 observations