Genus

Ground Yellowjackets

Vespula

11 species in our catalog · found in 39 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyVespidae (Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies)
GenusVespula (Ground Yellowjackets)

Species in this group

Vespula vulgaris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespula germanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespula pensylvanica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespula maculifrons

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespula rufa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vespula alascensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vespula consobrina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vespula flavopilosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vespula acadica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vespula vidua

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vespula squamosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ground Yellowjackets

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 11	~40%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~20%
	Downy Yellowjacket			~10%
	Widow Yellowjacket			~10%
	Blackjacket			~10%
	Southern Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			<5%
	German Yellowjacket			<5%
2	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 11	~30%
	American Yellowjacket			~10%
	Blackjacket			~10%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~10%
	Forest Yellowjacket			~10%
	Downy Yellowjacket			<5%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 11	~30%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~10%
	Downy Yellowjacket			~10%
	Southern Yellowjacket			<5%
	Widow Yellowjacket			<5%
4	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 11	~30%
	German Yellowjacket			~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 11	~20%
	Blackjacket			~10%
	Forest Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			~10%
6	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Red-Banded Yellowjacket			~10%
7	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~20%
8	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~20%
9	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~20%
10	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			~10%
11	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 11	~20%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			<5%
	Forest Yellowjacket			<5%
	Blackjacket			<5%
12	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~20%
	American Yellowjacket			~10%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	Blackjacket			<5%
13	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	Western Yellowjacket			~20%
14	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~20%
15	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~20%
16	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
17	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~20%
18	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
19	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 11	~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
20	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
21	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			<5%
22	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
23	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 11	~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
24	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 11	~10%
	Red-Banded Yellowjacket			~10%
25	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 11	~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
26	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			<5%
27	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 11	~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
28	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
29	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 11	~10%
	Blackjacket			~10%
30	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Red-Banded Yellowjacket			<5%
31	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
32	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 11	~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
33	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	American Yellowjacket			~10%
34	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
35	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Southern Yellowjacket			~10%
36	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Southern Yellowjacket			~10%
37	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 11	<5%
	German Yellowjacket			<5%
38	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	<5%
	Western Yellowjacket			<5%
39	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	<5%
	German Yellowjacket			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 11	~40%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Widow Yellowjacket			~10%
	Downy Yellowjacket			~10%
2	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 11	~30%
	Southern Yellowjacket			~10%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Downy Yellowjacket			<5%
	Widow Yellowjacket			<5%
3	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 11	~30%
	Southern Yellowjacket			~10%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Downy Yellowjacket			<5%
	Widow Yellowjacket			<5%
4	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 11	~30%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~30%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
5	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 11	~30%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~20%
	Southern Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			<5%
	Downy Yellowjacket			<5%
	Widow Yellowjacket			<5%
6	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 11	~30%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
7	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 11	~30%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~10%
	Southern Yellowjacket			~10%
	Downy Yellowjacket			<5%
	Widow Yellowjacket			<5%
8	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 11	~30%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
9	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 11	~30%
	German Yellowjacket			~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
10	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 11	~30%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			<5%
	Downy Yellowjacket			<5%
	Widow Yellowjacket			<5%
	Blackjacket			<5%
11	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 11	~30%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			<5%
	Blackjacket			<5%
	Downy Yellowjacket			<5%
12	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 11	~30%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
13	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 11	~20%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Blackjacket			<5%
	Forest Yellowjacket			<5%
14	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
15	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
16	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~20%
17	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 11	~20%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Downy Yellowjacket			<5%
	Widow Yellowjacket			<5%
18	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
19	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	3 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Red-Banded Yellowjacket			~10%
20	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 11	~20%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			~10%
	Blackjacket			<5%
21	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 11	~20%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			<5%
	American Yellowjacket			<5%
	Blackjacket			<5%
22	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
23	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
24	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
25	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
26	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
27	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			<5%
28	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~20%
29	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
30	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			~10%
31	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
32	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
33	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~10%
34	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 11	~20%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
35	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~20%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			~10%
36	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 11	~20%
	Southern Yellowjacket			~20%
37	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
38	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			~10%
	Downy Yellowjacket			<5%
39	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
40	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~20%
	American Yellowjacket			~20%
41	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
42	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
43	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~20%
44	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
45	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 11	~20%
	German Yellowjacket			~20%
46	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
47	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
	American Yellowjacket			<5%
48	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
49	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 11	~10%
	Western Yellowjacket			~10%
50	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
51	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 11	~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			<5%
	Red-Banded Yellowjacket			<5%
52	Tashkent	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
53	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
54	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 11	~10%
	Southern Yellowjacket			~10%
	Eastern Yellowjacket			<5%
55	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 11	~10%
	Common European Yellowjacket			~10%
	German Yellowjacket			<5%
	Red-Banded Yellowjacket			<5%
56	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
57	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
58	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
59	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%
60	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 11	~10%
	German Yellowjacket			~10%

Ground Yellowjackets

Species in this group

Common European Yellowjacket

German Yellowjacket

Western Yellowjacket

Eastern Yellowjacket

Red-Banded Yellowjacket

American Yellowjacket

Blackjacket

Downy Yellowjacket

Forest Yellowjacket

Widow Yellowjacket

Southern Yellowjacket

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ground Yellowjackets

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked