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Vespula rufa ? ID correct ?
brigitteu
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Posted on 04-08-2009 22:44
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location: switzerland, small nature protection area, "wetland", near lake zurich
date: today
size: about 15 mm ?

Could anyone confirm or adjust?
Thank you very much, Brigitte
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Hi!

Yes, it's Vespula rufa. Nice, didn't find it here for three or four years now.
Best regards,
Jürgen

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Unusually colored specimen. This pale (ivory) markings are more common in nortern Europe and Siberia, relatively rare in central Europe. Libor
 
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