Vespula pensylvanica - The Western Yellowjacket

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Dolichovespula pensylvanica - The Western Yellowjacket

Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857) - The Western Yellowjacket

Los Altos Hills, Santa Clara Co., CA, September 25, 2013
© Donald H. Gudehus

Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857) - The Western Yellowjacket
Los Altos Hills, Santa Clara Co., CA, April 29, 2014
© Donald H. Gudehus

Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857) - The Western Yellowjacket
Los Altos Hills, Santa Clara Co., CA, April 29, 2014
© Donald H. Gudehus

Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857), Queen - The Western Yellowjacket
Backyard, Eugene, Lane Co., OR, June 10, 2014
© Donald H. Gudehus

Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857), Queen - The Western Yellowjacket
Backyard, Eugene, Lane Co., OR, June 10, 2014
© Donald H. Gudehus

Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857), Queen - The Western Yellowjacket
Backyard, Eugene, Lane Co., OR, June 10, 2014
© Donald H. Gudehus

Vespula pensylvanica (Saussure, 1857), Queen - The Western Yellowjacket
Backyard, Eugene, Lane Co., OR, June 10, 2014
© Donald H. Gudehus

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