Eastern Yellowjacket vs Red Dwarf Honey Bee
Side-by-side species comparison
| Attribute | Eastern Yellowjacket | Red Dwarf Honey Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Vespula maculifrons | Apis florea |
| Order | Hymenoptera | Hymenoptera |
| Family | Vespidae | Apidae |
| Size | 12-16 mm | 7-10 mm |
| Habitat | Woodlands | Heathland |
| Diet | Carrion Feeders | Nectar Feeders |
| Regions | Eastern North America from Canada to the Gulf states | South Asia, Southeast Asia, Middle East |
| 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.
Red Dwarf Honey Bee
The smallest honey bee species, building single exposed combs hanging from tree branches. They are important wild pollinators across tropical Asia.
Did You Know?
They communicate food locations using a waggle dance performed on the flat top surface of their single open comb.