BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Vespula rufa (Linnaeus) (Red Wasp)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vespula rufa | Male imago | 24 July 1976 | Surrey | England | 4 |
| Vespula rufa | Female imago | 1 May 1976 | Surrey | England | 8 |
Suggested Literature
Vespula rufa may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Vespula rufa is associated with:
There may be taxa associated with Vespula rufa listed at higher taxonomic level
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HYMENOPTERA (bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps) |
Associated with Vespula rufa:
| adult | adult is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva | Conops flavipes - a thick-headed fly (Diptera: Conopidae) | Smith, K.G.V., 1969 | ||
| adult | adult is endoparasitoid host of solitary larva | Physocephala rufipes - a thick-headed fly (Diptera: Conopidae) | Smith, K.G.V., 1969 | ||
| nest | nest with inquiline | Vespula austriaca - Cuckoo Wasp (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) | 
|
Macdonald, M.A., in prep. |
Vespula rufa may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
HYMENOPTERA (bees, wasps, ants, sawflies and parasitoid wasps) |
Aculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants) |
VESPIDAE (wasps) |
Vespula (a genus of wasps) |
References
| Macdonald, M.A., in prep. | Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates |
| Smith, K.G.V., 1969 | Diptera: Conopidae |
