Biology:Vespula sulphurea
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Short description: Species of wasp
| Vespula sulphurea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Genus: | Vespula |
| Species: | V. sulphurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Vespula sulphurea (de Saussure, 1854)
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Vespula sulphurea, the California yellowjacket, is a species of wasp within the family Vespidae.[1] It is found distributed in the Upper Sonoran Fauna of California , but has been known to occur in southern Oregon, western Nevada, southern Arizona, and northern Baja California. Nests of the species are found underground, with a maximum known worker count of 1,100.[2][3] It is preyed upon by the California scrub jay and spiders in the Peucetia genus. It feeds and polinates on plants such as fennel, California figwort, and the chaparral broom.[4]
References
- ↑ "Vespula sulphurea (de Saussure, 1854)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1311648.
- ↑ "Species Vespula sulphurea - California Yellowjacket". https://bugguide.net/node/view/14085.
- ↑ "Discoverlife, Vespula sulphurea". https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Vespula+sulphurea.
- ↑ "Vespula sulphurea (de Saussure 1854) - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/49994913.
Wikidata ☰ Q14425529 entry
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