Vespula vidua (de Saussure, 1854) is a animal in the Vespidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Vespula vidua (de Saussure, 1854)

Vespula vidua (de Saussure, 1854)

Vespula vidua, commonly called long or widow yellowjacket, is a stinging wasp species in the family Vespidae.

Family
Genus
Vespula
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Vespula vidua (de Saussure, 1854)

Vespula vidua, first described by de Saussure in 1854, is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae. This species is commonly known by the common names long yellowjacket and widow yellowjacket.

Photo: (c) Stan Rullman, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stan Rullman · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Vespidae Vespula

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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