Species

Dolichovespula arenaria (Common aerial yellowjacket)

Dolichovespula arenaria. Photo: (c) Alex Bairstow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Dolichovespula arenaria, also known as the common aerial yellowjacket, sandhills hornet, and common yellow hornet, is a species of wasps within the Dolichovespula genus widely distributed in the North American continent.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Vespoidea (Vespoid wasps)
        Family: Vespidae (Hornets, paper wasps, potter wasps, and allies)
        Subfamily: Vespinae (Hornets and yellowjackets)
        Genus: Dolichovespula (Aerial yellowjackets)
        Species: Dolichovespula arenaria (Common aerial yellowjacket)

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