Vespula vulgaris
Common European Yellowjacket
As recorded: Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Vespidae
- Collected by
- Miyahira, N.
- Date
- July 31, 1973
- Locality
- Olinda
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1973, Miyahira, N. also collected 17 other specimens.
Vespula vulgaris
Entomology
Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris
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Vespula vulgaris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,119 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Downham Lodge, Brandon, England, GB
(c) briwallace, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Schoonhovendreef, Aarschot, Flemish Brabant, BE
(c) Ward Renders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Egham, England, GB
(c) Alexandre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Egham, England, GB
(c) Alexandre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
Dürnbergstraße, Hausmannstätten, Steiermark, AT
(c) helenescherz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
High Street, Aberlour, Scotland, GB
(c) Scott Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vespula vulgaris. BPBM 104091. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39647153. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/104091.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39647153 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates recorded as 0, 0
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