Vespula pensylvanica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Vespoidea

Familia: Vespidae
Subfamilia: Vespinae
Genus: Vespula
Subgenus (not widely accepted): Paravespula
Species: Vespula pensylvanica

Name

Vespula pensylvanica (de Saussure, 1857)

References

• Vetter, R.S.; Visscher, P.K. 1997: Plasticity of annual cycle in Vespula pensylvanica shown by a third year polygynous nest and overwintering of queens inside nests. Insectes sociaux 44(4): 353-364. DOI: 10.1007/s000400050057 Reference page. 

Links

• Vespula pensylvanica – Taxon details on BugGuide.

Vernacular names

• English: Western yellowjacket