BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Vespula (a genus of wasps)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Vespula	Female imago	11 March 2001	Berks	England	2
Vespula	Imago	17 July 1976	Surrey	England	1

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Vespula austriaca (Panzer) (Cuckoo Wasp)		1
Species	Vespula germanica (Fabricius) (German Wasp)		1
Species	Vespula rufa (Linnaeus) (Red Wasp)	12	3
Species	Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus) (Common Wasp)	21	6

Suggested Literature

Vespula may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Vespula is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Vespula listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Vespula:

	adult	adult is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva	Leopoldius brevirostris - a thick-headed fly (Diptera: Conopidae)		Smith, K.G.V., 1969
	adult	adult is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva	Leopoldius signatus - a thick-headed fly (Diptera: Conopidae)		Smith, K.G.V., 1969
	nest	nest may attract larva	Fannia canicularis - Latrine Fly, Small Or Lesser House-fly (Diptera: Fanniidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	nest	nest may attract larva	Fannia scalaris - a lesser house fly (Diptera: Fanniidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	paper, nest (occupied)	paper of nest (occupied) is decayed by fruitbody	Volvariella bombycina - Silky Rosegill (Agaricales: Pluteaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Vespula may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References