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Tree Wasp on Garden Angelica
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Tree Wasp on Garden Angelica

by Katja Rosvall

Category: Macro/Close-upAdded August 19, 20091,554 views

Botanical-Flora, Arthropods

Keywords: Tree Wasp, Dolichovespula sylvestris, Garden Angelica, Angelica archangelica

Tree Wasp (Dolichovespula sylvestris) on Garden Angelica (Angelica archangelica ssp. archangelica); the Angelica is a garden specimen.

If you want to identify a Wasp, take a look at its face; the pattern on the abdomen varies even between individuals of the same species.

Turku University Botanical Gardens, Ruissalo, SW Finland

[Waldwespe, Echte Engelwurz; Metsäampiainen, väinönputki]
Image Reference: P6214517Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No