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Hi Jeannie,

This is a specimen of Polistes fuscatus, in the Vespidae. "Yellow- 
jacket" is typically applied to wasps of the genus Vespula (of which  
there are quite a number) except for Vespula maculata, which is  
commonly called the "Baldfaced Hornet."

I'm not certain that the term "paper wasp" can be used with any real  
specificity. Paper wasps are those in the family Vespidae, in the  
strict sense those belonging to the subfamily Polistinae, but the  
term is also used colloquially to include some members of the  
subfamilies Vespinae and Stenogastrinae which also make nests out of  
paper.

In the case of most insects, Latin names are really indispensable  
since English names are frequently lacking or are unclear.

Cheers,

Chris

On 27-Sep-06, at 12:51 PM, Jeannie wrote:

> Could someone tell me if a yellow jacket and a paper wasp are one- 
> in-the-same? If not, which of the two are in the picture I have  
> posted.
> Thank you,
> http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2635337490025930195XkPnan
> Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury
>
> Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton
>
>
> jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca

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fuscatus</I>, in the Vespidae. "Yellow-jacket" is typically applied to =
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are those in the family Vespidae, in the strict sense those belonging to =
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include some members of the subfamilies Vespinae and Stenogastrinae =
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have posted.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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