Blackjacket

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Vespula consobrina, commonly known as the blackjacket (not to be confused with Dolichovespula maculata, which is also called “blackjacket”), is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae, which includes multiple cousin species in the northern hemisphere, such as the German yellowjacket and other social wasps. Appearance Queen blackjackets are 17mm in size, while female workers are 10-12mm and males 15-16mm. Blackjacket wasps can easily be identified in the wild by their distinct black and white striped pattern on their abdomen and the white and black coloration.

Vespula es un género de avispas sociales de amplia distribución en el hemisferio norte que cuenta con solo veinticuatro especies. Junto con el taxón relacionado, Dolichovespula, se las suele llamar colectivamente por el nombre común de avispa común (o, en Norteamérica, chaqueta amarilla). Contrariamente a lo que habitualmente dice Jon Miguel, las especies de Vespula cuentan entre las mismas a la Vespa Velutina Nigrithorax, la avispa asiática.