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

Vespula rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rote Wespe Red Wasp

Synonyms and other combinations:

Vespa intermedia (Buysson, 1904) | Vespa schrenckii (Rad.), 1861 | Vespa sibirica André, 1884 | Vespula grahami Archer, 1981 | Vespula obscura Lee, 1986 |

  • Vespula rufa 2256
    Vespula rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rote Wespe  Red Wasp 
    Vespula rufa
    DE, Chemnitz; 2003-08-10 14:06:03
    Image number: 2256

    DE, Chemnitz
    2003-08-10 14:06:03
  • Vespula rufa 2568
    Vespula rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rote Wespe  Red Wasp 
    Vespula rufa
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-07-21 13:58:45
    Image number: 2568

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-07-21 13:58:45
  • Vespula rufa 2660
    Vespula rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rote Wespe  Red Wasp 
    Vespula rufa
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-08-06 13:47:15
    Image number: 2660

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-08-06 13:47:15
  • Vespula rufa 2661
    Vespula rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)  Rote Wespe  Red Wasp 
    Vespula rufa
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-08-06 13:47:34
    Image number: 2661

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-08-06 13:47:34

Classification:
Vespula rufa 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.