Eastern Yellowjacket vs Chequered Skipper
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Eastern Yellowjacket | Chequered Skipper |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Vespula maculifrons | Carterocephalus palaemon |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Vespidae | Hesperiidae |
| Size | 12-16 mm | 26-32 mm wingspan |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Woodlands |
| Diet | Carrion Feeders | Omnivores |
| Regions | Eastern North America from Canada to the Gulf states | Europe, temperate Asia, North America |
| Conservation | Least Concern | Least Concern |
Eastern Yellowjacket
A common ground-nesting yellowjacket with bold black and yellow banding on its abdomen. It builds large paper nests underground that can contain thousands of workers.
Did You Know?
Its underground nests can grow to the size of a basketball and contain over 4,000 workers by late summer.
Chequered Skipper
A small dark butterfly with bold orange-yellow chequered spots, once found in English woodlands but now confined to western Scotland in Britain. It was successfully reintroduced to England in 2018.
Did You Know?
It became extinct in England in 1976 but was reintroduced using stock from Belgium four decades later.