Vespula consobrina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Vespula consobrina, commonly known as the blackjacket (not to be confused with Dolichovespula maculata, which is also called “blackjacket”), is a species of stinging wasp in the family Vespidae, which includes multiple cousin species in the northern hemisphere, such as the German yellowjacket and other social wasps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blackjacket sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 447th most-seen of the 723 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blackjacket in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blackjacket sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Blackjacket sightings, Shenandoah National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 10%), Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 10%) and Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Vespula
The closest relatives of the Blackjacket that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (genus Vespula, Ground Yellowjackets) are Eastern Yellowjacket (about 20%), Downy Yellowjacket (about 10%) and Widow Yellowjacket (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blackjacket is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
