Vespula alascensis

Common yellowjacket
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Genus:	Vespula
Species:	V. alascensis
Binomial name
Vespula alascensis Packard, 1870

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]

References

1. 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.
2. 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

• "Vespula alascensis - Species-ID". Retrieved 2022-07-31.