How to identify it?
Adult
Body three-sectioned into head, thorax, and abdomen, with unique yellow and black stripes. A pair of antennae on the head. A pair of reniform compound eyes. 3 small ocelli arranged in a triangle. Brown membranous wings and 3 pairs of yellow legs attached to thorax.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods Class
Bugs Order
Bees Family
Vespids Genus
Ground yellowjackets Species
Western yellowjacket