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Narrative
Vespidae Family contains many common wasps. This large family is normally broken into several major subcategories. One group is the Polistinae subfamily of the paper wasps, and another group is the Vespinae subfamily which contains the hornets and yellow jackets.
Taxonomy
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Latin
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English
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Kingdom
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Animalia
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Animal
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Phylum
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Arthropoda
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Jointed Legged Animals
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Class
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Insecta
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Insects
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Order
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Hymenoptera
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Ants - Bees Plus Wasps
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Family
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Vespidae
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Wasp
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SubFamily
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References
| Title | Author | Comments |
| Yellowjackets of America North of Mexico | Akre, Roger D. | This excellent work contains over 100 pages of detailed information on the Yellowjackets (Genus Vespula, Vespa, etc.) of North America. Detailed information is presented such that one will be able to accurately identify any species, and additional information is included on control methodology. |
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| Genus | Species |
| Cytheitis | rhodopteron |
| Cytheitis | schultzei |
| Graphium | arcesilaus |
| Graphium | earis |
| Graphium | hipparchus |
| Graphium | iphitas |
| Graphium | orthosilaus |
| Iphimedeia | niepelti |
| Iphimedeia | richardus |
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