Dolichovespula (Aerial Yellowjackets)

Species in this group

Dolichovespula norwegica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dolichovespula maculata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dolichovespula arenaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dolichovespula adulterina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dolichovespula norvegicoides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dolichovespula media

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dolichovespula saxonica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Aerial Yellowjackets

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 7	~30%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Dolichovespula adulterina			~10%
	Northern Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~20%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Dolichovespula adulterina			~10%
4	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Dolichovespula adulterina			~10%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~20%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
6	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~20%
	Norwegian Wasp			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
7	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Norwegian Wasp			~20%
8	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
9	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 7	~20%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Northern Aerial Yellowjacket			<5%
10	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 7	~20%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Dolichovespula adulterina			~10%
11	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
12	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~20%
13	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~20%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
14	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			<5%
	Dolichovespula adulterina			<5%
15	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
16	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
17	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
18	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
19	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
20	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 7	~10%
	Median Wasp			~10%
	Saxon Wasp			<5%
21	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
22	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 7	~30%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~20%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Dolichovespula adulterina			<5%
2	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 7	~30%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Dolichovespula adulterina			~10%
3	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 7	~30%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~20%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Dolichovespula adulterina			<5%
4	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~20%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
	Dolichovespula adulterina			<5%
5	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~20%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			<5%
	Dolichovespula adulterina			<5%
6	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~20%
7	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~20%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			<5%
8	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~20%
9	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			<5%
10	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
11	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
12	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~20%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~20%
13	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
14	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
15	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 7	~10%
	Saxon Wasp			~10%
	Median Wasp			~10%
16	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			<5%
17	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			<5%
18	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			~10%
19	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 7	~10%
	Median Wasp			~10%
	Saxon Wasp			<5%
20	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~10%
	Bald-Faced Hornet			~10%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			<5%
21	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 7	~10%
	Median Wasp			<5%
	Saxon Wasp			<5%
22	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 7	~10%
	Median Wasp			<5%
	Saxon Wasp			<5%
23	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 7	~10%
	Saxon Wasp			~10%
24	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 7	~10%
	Median Wasp			<5%
	Saxon Wasp			<5%
25	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 7	~10%
	Saxon Wasp			<5%
	Median Wasp			<5%
26	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 7	~10%
	Median Wasp			~10%
27	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Common Aerial Yellowjacket			<5%
28	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 7	<5%
	Saxon Wasp			<5%
29	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 7	<5%
	Saxon Wasp			<5%
30	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 7	<5%
	Median Wasp			<5%
31	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 7	<5%
	Median Wasp			<5%
32	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 7	<5%
	Median Wasp			<5%

Aerial Yellowjackets

Species in this group

Norwegian Wasp

Bald-Faced Hornet

Common Aerial Yellowjacket

Dolichovespula adulterina

Northern Aerial Yellowjacket

Median Wasp

Saxon Wasp

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Aerial Yellowjackets

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked