| Vespula flaviceps | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Genus: | Vespula |
| Species: | V. flaviceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Vespula flaviceps (Smith, 1870)
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Vespula flaviceps is a species of social wasp in the genus Vespula. It found in Eastern Asia and Japan. Studies have suggested that the queens of this species may mate with more males and use sperm more evenly. The reason for this is not yet well understood.[1]
- ^ Foster, Kevin R.; Francis L. W. Ratnieks (2001). "Paternity, reproduction, and conflict in vespine wasps: A model system for testing kin selection predictions" (PDF). Springer-Verlag. Retrieved 12 February 2010.