Eastern Yellowjacket vs Panzer's Nomad Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Eastern Yellowjacket | Panzer's Nomad Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Vespula maculifrons | Nomada panzeri |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Vespidae | Andrenidae |
| Size | 12-16 mm | 8-10 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Woodlands |
| Diet | Carrion Feeders | Predators |
| Regions | Eastern North America from Canada to the Gulf states | Europe |
| 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.
Panzer's Nomad Bee
A wasp-mimicking cleptoparasitic bee that targets Andrena mining bee nests. Its bright red, yellow, and black coloring warns predators of its sting.
Did You Know?
It has lost all pollen-collecting structures because its larvae are fed entirely by stolen provisions from mining bee nests.