Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) ➔ Family Vespidae (Social wasps and some solitary wasps)

Dolichovespula saxonica (Fabricius, 1793)

Sächsische Wespe Saxon Wasp

Synonyms and other combinations:

Dolichovespula kamtschatkensis Eck, 1983 | Dolichovespula nigrescens Eck, 1983 | Dolichovespula nipponica Sk. Yamane, 1975 | Vespa bavarica Schrank, 1802 | Vespa tridens Schenck, 1853 | Vespula monticola Birula, 1930 |

  • Dolichovespula cf. saxonica, male 2662
    Dolichovespula saxonica (Fabricius, 1793)  Sächsische Wespe  Saxon Wasp 
    Dolichovespula cf. saxonica, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-07-30 14:30:10
    Image number: 2662
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-07-30 14:30:10

Classification:
Dolichovespula saxonica belongs to the subfamily Vespinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Gusenleitner J. (2016). ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea) (version 4.0, Oct 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2016 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2016. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.