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Vespula germanica

(German Yellow-Jacket)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

German Yellow-Jacket

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,800 meters (0 to 12,467 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Vespa macularis Olivier, 1792

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Gusenleitner J., 31-Jul-1996

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Vespula

There are approximately 37 species in this genus:

V. acadica · V. arenaria · V. arisana · V. atropilosa (Prairie Yellowjacket) · V. austriaca (Boreal Yellowjacket) · V. consobrina (Blackjacket) · V. flaviceps · V. flaviceps karenkona · V. flaviceps lewisii · V. flavopilosa (Yellow-Haired Yellowjacket) · V. germanica (German Yellow-Jacket) · V. inexspectata · V. ingrica · V. intermedia · V. kingdonwardi · V. koreensis · V. koreensis koreensis · V. lewisi · V. maculata · V. maculifrons (Eastern Yellowjacket) · V. media · V. norwegica · V. nursei · V. orbata · V. pennsylvanica · V. pensylvanica (Western Yellowjacket) · V. rufa · V. rufa schrenckii · V. rufosignata · V. schrenckii · V. shidai · V. squamosa (Southern Yellowjacket) · V. structor · V. sulphurea · V. vidua · V. vulgaris · V. yichunensis

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 06, 2008:

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Footnotes

  1. Mean = 602.080 meters (1,975.328 feet), Standard Deviation = 559.800 based on 690 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-04-24