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title: "Avispón de cara blanca"
description: "Dolichovespula maculata — Insectos y arañas. Dolichovespula maculata is a species of wasp in the genus Dolichovespula and a member of the eusocial, cosmopolitan family Vespidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/bald-faced-hornet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Avispón de cara blanca

> Dolichovespula maculata — Insectos y arañas. Dolichovespula maculata is a species of wasp in the genus Dolichovespula and a member of the eusocial, cosmopolitan family Vespidae.

- Scientific name: *Dolichovespula maculata*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque), `urban` (Ciudades y jardines)
- iNaturalist observations: 67445
- Wikidata: [Q291367](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291367)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52911](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52911)

## Names

- en: Bald-faced Hornet
- es: Avispón de cara blanca
- fr: Guêpe à taches blanches

## Countries with the most observations

US (42913), CA (14398)

## Summary

Dolichovespula maculata is a species of wasp in the genus Dolichovespula and a member of the eusocial, cosmopolitan family Vespidae. It is taxonomically an aerial yellowjacket but is known by many colloquial names, primarily bald-faced hornet, but also including bald-faced aerial yellowjacket, bald-faced wasp, bald hornet, white-faced hornet, blackjacket, white-tailed hornet, spruce wasp, naked brink, and bull wasp. Technically a species of yellowjacket wasp, it is not one of the true hornets, which are in the genus Vespa. Colonies contain 400 to 700 workers, the largest recorded colony size in its genus, Dolichovespula…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolichovespula_maculata

## Photo

![Avispón de cara blanca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bald-faced-hornet/medium.jpg)

Photo: hitchco · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75848145

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bald-faced-hornet?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).