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Bald-faced Hornet

Dolichovespula maculata

Insects
Native
Bald-faced Hornet, photo 1 of 5
Bald-faced Hornet, Male
Bald-faced Hornet, Female

Hymenopteran in the family Vespidae. Feeds on insects, animal prey and fruit.

There are 1,215 observations of Bald-faced Hornet in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal393
  2. Montérégie202
  3. Capitale-Nationale101
  4. Estrie99
  5. Outaouais84
  6. Laurentides66
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue56
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent31
  9. Lanaudière30
  10. Mauricie30
  11. Laval27
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean26
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  14. Côte-Nord20
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine19
  16. Centre-du-Québec9
  17. Nord-du-Québec1

Similar species

BlackjacketVespula consobrina
Parasitic Aerial YellowjacketDolichovespula arctica
Common Aerial YellowjacketDolichovespula arenaria
Bald-faced Hornet FlySpilomyia fusca
Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatus
Fraternal Potter WaspEumenes fraternus
European HornetVespa crabro
European Paper WaspPolistes dominula
Widow YellowjacketVespula vidua
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifrons
American YellowjacketVespula alascensis