Baldfaced hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)

Baldfaced Hornet - Dolichovespula maculata
Photograph by Marvin Smith. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Baldfaced hornet | Dolichovespula maculata photo

Dolichovespula maculata, Bald-Faced Hornet, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Photograph by Fritz Geller-Grimm. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

BALDFACED HORNET FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Genus:	Dolichovespula
Species:	maculata
Common Name:	Baldfaced hornet

Relatives in same Genus
Aerial yellowjacket (D. arenaria)

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