Vespula alascensis, also referred to as common yellowjacket, is a species of yellowjacket that inhabits North America. Although it was named in 1870, it was, until 2010, treated as a taxonomic synonym of a related species, Vespula vulgaris, but is now recognized as a distinct taxon.[1] Generally it nests in the ground.[2]
| Common yellowjacket | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Genus: | Vespula |
| Species: | V. alascensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870
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References
edit- ^ Carpenter, James M.; Glare, Travis R. "Misidentification of Vespula alascensis as V. vulgaris in North America (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Vespinae)" (PDF). AMNH Research Library Digital Repository. American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ G.R. Mullen & L.A. Durden 2019: Medical and veterinary entomology. 2019. p. 461. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
- Bugguide.net. Species Vespula alascensis
- M.E. Archer 2012: Vespinae of the world. 2012. pp. 40, 43–45, 50, 51, 177, 180, 183, 184, 199, 204, 241–244, 249, 282, 283. Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
External links
edit- "Vespula alascensis - Species-ID". Retrieved 2022-07-31.
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