This video will highlight the different parts of the body you will need to examine in order to identify your wasp to species level. Before you begin identifying your specimens, ensure you are in an area with good lighting, so their features are more easily distinguishable.
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Identification Navigation
Vespula or Dolichovespula
Vespa crabro
Vespula
– Vespula germanica
– Vespula vulgaris
– Vespula rufa
Dolichovespula
– Dolichovespula media
– Dolichovespula sylvestris
– Dolichovespula saxonica
Different wasp? It’s really unlikely that you will catch a different species of wasp, but if you do, send us an image so we can help identify it.
Identification Chart
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