Common European Yellowjacket

Vespula vulgaris

Vespula vulgaris, known as the common wasp, is a species of wasp found in regions that include the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, India, China, New Zealand and Australia. It is sometimes known in English as the European wasp, but the same name is used for the species Vespula germanica or German wasp. In 2010, the ostensibly Vespula vulgaris wasps in North America were found to be a different species, Vespula alascensis. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 235 times across 14 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

See the Common European Yellowjacket on the live map

Movement and weather

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 52°N in April to 67°N in June, about 1,700 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

Download every area as CSV

Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.