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INSECTS

Northern Aerial Yellowjacket

Dolichovespula norvegicoides

Insects
Native
Northern Aerial Yellowjacket, photo 1 of 5
Northern Aerial Yellowjacket, Male
Northern Aerial Yellowjacket, Female

Hymenopteran in the family Vespidae.

There are 66 observations of Northern Aerial Yellowjacket in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  2. Laurentides7
  3. Capitale-Nationale7
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  5. Côte-Nord7
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  7. Nord-du-Québec4
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  9. Mauricie4
  10. Estrie4
  11. Lanaudière3
  12. Montérégie2
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Montréal1
  15. Outaouais1

Similar species

Common Aerial YellowjacketDolichovespula arenaria
American YellowjacketVespula alascensis
Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifrons
Widow YellowjacketVespula vidua
Forest YellowjacketVespula acadica
BlackjacketVespula consobrina
Parasitic Aerial YellowjacketDolichovespula arctica
Arctic YellowjacketDolichovespula albida