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Common Name:
Parasitic Yellowjacket

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Aculeata
Superfamily: Vespoidea
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Vespinae
Tribe:
Species:
Dolichovespula arctica

Hodges No:

Location:
Monhegan Island
Monhegan, ME
USA
GPS: 43.763051,-69.320026

Date: 8/22/11

Stage: Adult
Sex:
Notes:

Image at BugGuide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/747701

Dolichovespula arctica Vespidae
Parasitic Yellowjacket
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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