meganisoptera's Identifications

Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

nyoni-pete

Date

October 6, 2016 12:24 PM AEST

Place

San Bernardino County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Came in to feed on our melon. I think its this genus and perhaps this species.

Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on December 1, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

lbyrley

Date

September 15, 2020 03:56 PM PDT

Place

TWENTYNIN PLM, CA 92277, USA (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on December 1, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

jaykeller

Date

October 3, 2015 01:48 PM PDT

Place

Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park, CA (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on December 1, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

susanmf

Date

August 28, 2020 07:04 AM PDT

Place

Joshua Tree National Park, Desert Hot Springs, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on December 1, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Figeater Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis)

Observer

ekoberle

Date

September 6, 2018 07:58 AM PDT

Place

41 Riverrun, Irvine, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Figeater Beetle - Photo (c) Logan Crees, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Logan Crees
meganisoptera's ID: Figeater Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis)
Added on November 15, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

pliffgrieff

Date

November 8, 2021 03:00 PM PST

Place

Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, US (Google, OSM)

Description

First time I’ve seen one in a camellia

Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on November 11, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Ground Yellowjackets (Genus Vespula)

Observer

bugornot

Date

December 13, 2020 01:00 PM PST

Place

Lake Forest, CA, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Found dead under Eucalyptus bark.

Ground Yellowjackets - Photo (c) tex-anne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tex-anne
meganisoptera's ID: Ground Yellowjackets (Genus Vespula)
Added on November 10, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies (Family Vespidae)

Observer

pmcook

Date

September 12, 2021 12:22 PM PDT

Place

Riverbend Ct, Poway, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies - Photo (c) Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia
meganisoptera's ID: Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies (Family Vespidae)
Added on October 17, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies (Family Vespidae)

Observer

pmcook

Date

September 12, 2021 12:22 PM PDT

Place

Riverbend Ct, Poway, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Ground Yellowjackets - Photo (c) tex-anne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tex-anne
meganisoptera's ID: Ground Yellowjackets (Genus Vespula)
Added on October 7, 2021
Leading

Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

virusmanbob

Date

August 31, 2021 01:56 PM PDT

Place

450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

this appears to be cannnbibalism

Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on September 6, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

greengras2000

Date

September 5, 2021 03:24 PM PDT

Place

825 7th Ave, Crockett, CA 94525, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

Feeding from the extra-floral nectaries of my Passiflora edulis

Ground Yellowjackets - Photo (c) tex-anne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tex-anne
meganisoptera's ID: Ground Yellowjackets (Genus Vespula)
Added on September 6, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

5 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

greengras2000

Date

September 3, 2021 11:26 AM PDT

Place

1857 Pomona St, Crockett, CA 94525, USA (Google, OSM)

Description

on Baccharis pilularis

Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on September 6, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

edwardrooks

Date

September 5, 2021 09:11 AM PDT

Place

Mt Umunhum Peak, Santa Clara County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on September 6, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

mchirman

Date

August 22, 2021 02:45 PM PDT

Place

Morro Bay, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

buzzwatcher

Date

August 24, 2021 09:42 AM PDT

Place

Stoneridge Dr, Pleasanton, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

juanitoescamilla

Date

July 2, 2021 07:03 PM CDT

Place

Santa Clara County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

rlseman

Date

August 23, 2021 05:26 PM MDT

Place

Rio Grande National Forest, South Fork, CO, US (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

amendia7

Date

August 24, 2021 09:35 AM PDT

Place

Stoneview Nature Center (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

amendia7

Date

August 24, 2021 09:24 AM PDT

Place

Stoneview Nature Center (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

seraphinpoudrier

Date

August 26, 2021 07:45 AM CDT

Place

Southbound Lagimodiere at Warman, Winnipeg, MB R2J 3S1, Canada (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

caterpillarlady

Date

August 26, 2021 03:11 PM PDT

Place

Russell St, Berkeley, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

zabba001

Date

August 2021

Place

California, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Observation 11:

Order: Hymenoptera

Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

2 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

krisandrews

Date

August 22, 2021 11:26 AM PDT

Place

Borland Rd, Williams Lake, BC, CA (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

cibsen

Date

August 28, 2021 12:49 PM MDT

Place

Stony Plain (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

German Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)

Observer

cherubin

Date

August 2021

Place

Ontario, CA (Google, OSM)

Description

Two wasps eating fallen pear in my backyard.

German Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Sid Mosdell, some rights reserved (CC BY)
meganisoptera's ID: German Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

davecarmean

Date

August 29, 2021 09:43 AM PDT

Place

W 31st Ave, Vancouver, BC, CA (Google, OSM)

Description

Single worker caught outside hole into wall cavity nest. The nest entrance is about 10m above the ground.

It has very little activity- we hear buzzing outside our window in the morning when we are waking up but I had to look several times before seeing them coming and going.

Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

nickmoore91

Date

August 18, 2021 03:11 PM MDT

Place

Boulder County, CO, USA (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

nickmoore91

Date

August 22, 2021 04:16 PM MDT

Place

Baseline Sub, Boulder, CO, USA (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

ncamacho211

Date

August 28, 2021 05:23 PM PDT

Place

Seawall Dr & University Av, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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Photos / Sounds

What

Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)

Observer

skribbit

Date

August 30, 2021 11:27 AM PDT

Place

University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US (Google, OSM)
Western Yellowjacket - Photo (c) Steven Mlodinow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steven Mlodinow
meganisoptera's ID: Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pensylvanica)
Added on August 31, 2021
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