Interesting Facts
- These yellowjackets nest in the ground , and are famous for their fondness for soda cans at picnics.
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Eastern Yellowjacket
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Hymenopterida
()
- Superorder:
Hymenopterida
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Vespa flavida Sladen, 1918
- Vespa maculifrons Harris, 1853
- Vespula inexpectata Eck, 1994
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Gusenleitner J., 14-Nov-2000
Similar Species
Members of the genus Vespula
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 37 species and subspecies 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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Further Reading
- Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein [et al.]. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979- ENG url p. 1520, p. 1522.
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- ENG url p. 111, p. 113, p. 141, p. 142, p. 180, p. 214, p. 300, p. 86.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 12, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea)
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
- Illinois Natural History Survey
- Ohio State University Insect Collection: Insects
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2598641
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ves-036294
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 154276
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIHYM38010
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 12741
