Vespula germanica vs V. vulgaris

ID of Vespula wasps in New Zealand (and in Africa, Argentina, Australia, and Chile.)

First you must recognise if the wasp is a queen, drone, or worker, then you can quite easily ID to species level.

For details on characteristics of germanica and vulgaris queens, workers, and drones.

See:
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/41271883

Good luck. Don't get stung :P less ↑