Vespula consobrina (Saussure)
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Vespula consobrina (Saussure) Figs 17 View Figures 14–25 38 View Figures 38–47 61 View Figures 59–71 74 View Figures 72–84
Vespa consobrina de Saussure 1854:141. Holotype female; “L’île de Terre-Neuve" (PARIS).
Vespa scelesta McFarland 1888:298. Lectotype female; “Montana” (PHILADELPHIA).
Distribution.
Vespula consobrina occurs in the Canadian and Transition Zones of northern and central North America.
Biology.
This predatory species preys on live insects and usually nests in cavities, using sites in logs, wall voids and rodent burrows.
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Vespula consobrina (Saussure)
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Vespa scelesta
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