Downy Yellowjackets in Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (8/11/2011).

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Downy Yellowjacket in Howard Co., Maryland (10/8/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 318136 - Psn: 55)

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Downy Yellowjacket in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/15/2023). (c) Laura Remley, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 869701 - Psn: 68)

Downy Yellowjacket in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/15/2023). (c) Laura Remley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Downy Yellowjacket in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/23/2023). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 874261 - Psn: 88)

Downy Yellowjacket in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/23/2023). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Downy Yellowjacket preying upon an adult Spotted Lanternfly in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/21/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1074863 - Psn: 166)

Downy Yellowjacket preying upon an adult Spotted Lanternfly in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/21/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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26 Records

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Description

Eastern Yellowjacket is very similar, but lacks yellow hairs on abdomen and thorax.

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Downy Yellowjackets in Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (8/11/2011). Media by Ben Coulter.

Downy Yellowjacket in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/15/2023). (c) Laura Remley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by creepthecreek via iNaturalist.

Downy Yellowjacket in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/23/2023). (c) Jesse C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jesse C. via iNaturalist.

Downy Yellowjacket preying upon an adult Spotted Lanternfly in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/21/2024). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Source: Wikipedia

Vespula flavopilosa

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Vespidae
Genus:	Vespula
Species:	V. flavopilosa
Binomial name
*Vespula flavopilosa* Jakobson, 1978

Vespula flavopilosa, also known as the downy yellowjacket, is a species of yellowjacket found in North America.^[1]