genus
Vespula
Vespula is a genus in the family Vespidae. This database currently files 32 species under it.
- Species filed
- 32
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 6%
- Weight range
- 74.1 mg
Best-known members of Vespula
Ranked by popularity score.

Common wasp
Vespula vulgaris

German wasp
Vespula germanica
Red-banded yellowjacket
Vespula rufa
Cuckoo wasp
Vespula austriaca
Common Asian yellowjacket
Vespula flaviceps
Western yellowjacket
Vespula pensylvanica
Eastern yellowjacket
Vespula maculifrons
Forest yellowjacket
Vespula acadica
All species in Vespula
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common wasp | Vespula vulgaris | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| German wasp | Vespula germanica | Vespidae | Not recorded | 74.1 mg | Not recorded |
| Red-banded yellowjacket | Vespula rufa | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cuckoo wasp | Vespula austriaca | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Common Asian yellowjacket | Vespula flaviceps | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Western yellowjacket | Vespula pensylvanica | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Eastern yellowjacket | Vespula maculifrons | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Forest yellowjacket | Vespula acadica | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Prairie yellowjacket | Vespula atropilosa | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blackjacket | Vespula consobrina | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Yellow jacket wasp | Vespula squamosa | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Widow yellowjacket | Vespula vidua | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Downy yellowjacket | Vespula flavopilosa | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Korea yellowjacket | Vespula koreensis | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| California yellowjacket | Vespula sulphurea | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Alaska yellowjacket | Vespula alascensis | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Taiwan yellowjacket | Vespula arisana | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Volcano yellowjacket | Vespula inexspectata | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Shida's yellowjacket | Vespula shidai | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cuckoo yellowjacket | Vespula infernalis | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Guatemalan yellowjacket | Vespula akrei | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula gongshanensis | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula ingrica | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula kingdonwardi | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula nujiangensis | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula nursei | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula orbata | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula rufosignata | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula structor | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula yichunensis | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula yulongensis | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Vespula yunlongensis | Vespidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |