Summary ⁵

Dolichovespula arenaria, also known as the common aerial yellowjacket, sandhills hornet, and common yellow hornet, is a species of wasps within the Dolichovespula genus widely distributed in the North American continent.

Flowering plants visited by dolichovespula arenaria in illinois ⁶

Dolichovespula arenaria Fabricus: Vespidae (Vespinae), Hymenoptera
(observations are from Graenicher, Reed, Larson & Barrett, Barrett & Helenurm, Thomson et al., and Lovell)

Araliaceae: Aralia hispida sn (TMP), Aralia racemosa sn (Lvl); Asteraceae: Antennaria neglecta unsp sn, Arctium lappa sn (Gr), Aster furcatus sn (Gr), Aster lateriflorus sn (Gr), Cirsium arvense sn (Gr), Conyza canadensis sn (Gr), Euthamia graminifolia sn (Gr), Helianthus strumosus sn (Gr), Solidago canadensis sn (Gr), Solidago juncea sn (Gr), Solidago speciosa sn (Re); Caprifoliaceae: Symphoricarpos albus sn (Gr); Lamiaceae: Pycnanthemum virginianum sn (Re); Melastomataceae: Rhexia virginica exp np (LBt); Pyrolaceae: Orthilia secunda (BH)
Insect activities:
exp = explores the flower, but acquires neither nectar nor pollen
np = non-pollinating
sn = sucks nectar

Scientific observers:
(BH) = Barrett & Helenurm
(Gr) = S. Graenicher
(LBt) = Larson & Barrett
(Re) = Catherine Reed
(TMP) = Thomson, Maddison, and Plowright

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/78425154@N00/6088163938
2. (c) Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/hymenoptera/hornetnest5571/medium.jpg
3. (c) David Yeany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Yeany
4. (c) Gilles Gonthier from Canada, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Gilles_Gonthier_-_Dolichovespula_arenaria_%28by%29.jpg
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolichovespula_arenaria
6. (c) John Hilty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/32782450

More Info

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