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

Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gemeine Wespe Common Wasp

Synonyms and other combinations:

Vespa alascensis Packard, 1870 | Vespa communis de Saussure, 1857 | Vespa mixta Schenck, 1853 | Vespa pseudogermanica Stolfa, 1932 | Vespa sexcincta Panzer, 1799 | Vespa westwoodi Shipp., 1893 |

  • Vespula vulgaris, queen  7625
    Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Wespe  Common Wasp 
    Vespula vulgaris, queen
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2017-03-25 13:43:52
    Image number: 7625
    queen
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2017-03-25 13:43:52

  • Vespula vulgaris, queen  2653
    Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Wespe  Common Wasp 
    Vespula vulgaris, queen
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2006-10-25 11:55:01
    Image number: 2653
    queen
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2006-10-25 11:55:01

  • Vespula vulgaris, queen  2650
    Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Wespe  Common Wasp 
    Vespula vulgaris, queen
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2006-10-25 11:53:10
    Image number: 2650
    queen
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2006-10-25 11:53:10

  • Vespula vulgaris, worker  2651
    Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Wespe  Common Wasp 
    Vespula vulgaris, worker
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2006-10-14 12:57:16
    Image number: 2651
    worker
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2006-10-14 12:57:16

  • Vespula vulgaris, worker  2652
    Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Wespe  Common Wasp 
    Vespula vulgaris, worker
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2006-10-14 10:47:45
    Image number: 2652
    worker
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2006-10-14 10:47:45

  • Vespula vulgaris, drone  7560
    Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Wespe  Common Wasp 
    Vespula vulgaris, drone
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2016-10-31 15:48:33
    Image number: 7560
    drone
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2016-10-31 15:48:33

  • Vespula vulgaris, drone  7561
    Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Wespe  Common Wasp 
    Vespula vulgaris, drone, conf. Libor
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2016-10-31 13:40:55
    Image number: 7561
    drone
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2016-10-31 13:40:55
    conf. Libor
  • Vespula vulgaris, drone  7562
    Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Wespe  Common Wasp 
    Vespula vulgaris, drone, conf. Libor
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2016-10-31 13:45:18
    Image number: 7562
    drone
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2016-10-31 13:45:18
    conf. Libor
  • Vespula vulgaris, drone  7563
    Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Wespe  Common Wasp 
    Vespula vulgaris, drone, conf. Libor
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2016-11-01 10:07:25
    Image number: 7563
    drone
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2016-11-01 10:07:25
    conf. Libor

Classification:
Vespula vulgaris 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.