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INSECTS

Widow Yellowjacket

Vespula vidua

Insects
Native
Widow Yellowjacket, photo 1 of 5
Widow Yellowjacket, Male
Widow Yellowjacket, photo 3 of 5

Imperiled in Québec. Hymenopteran in the family Vespidae.

There are 63 observations of Widow Yellowjacket in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie17
  2. Montérégie15
  3. Outaouais12
  4. Montréal7
  5. Lanaudière3
  6. Laval2
  7. Laurentides2
  8. Capitale-Nationale2
  9. Mauricie2
  10. Côte-Nord1

Similar species

Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifrons
Common Aerial YellowjacketDolichovespula arenaria
Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatus
European HornetVespa crabro
European Paper WaspPolistes dominula
American YellowjacketVespula alascensis
Forest YellowjacketVespula acadica
German YellowjacketVespula germanica
Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculata
Downy YellowjacketVespula flavopilosa
Northern Aerial YellowjacketDolichovespula norvegicoides
European tube waspAncistrocerus gazella