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Dolichovespula

5 species

In Québec, the genus Dolichovespula (family Vespidae) counts 5 species of insects. The stars? Bald-faced Hornet, Common Aerial Yellowjacket and Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 4 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  3. Capitale-Nationale4
  4. Mauricie4
  5. Estrie4
  6. Montréal4
  7. Outaouais4
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  9. Côte-Nord4
  10. Nord-du-Québec4
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  12. Lanaudière4
  13. Laurentides4
  14. Montérégie4
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  16. Centre-du-Québec3
  17. Laval2

Dolichovespula 5

Hymenoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Vespidae
All230Apidae47Formicidae42Andrenidae36Vespidae35Megachilidae32Halictidae27Colletidae10Melittidae1
Bald-faced Hornet1,215 observations
Common Aerial Yellowjacket513 observations
Parasitic Aerial Yellowjacket72 observations
Northern Aerial Yellowjacket66 observations
Arctic Yellowjacket3 observations