Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Hymenoptera [orde]
Apocrita [onderorde]
Aculeata [infraorde]
Vespoidea [onderklasse]
Vespidae [familie]
Vespinae [onderfamilie]
Vespula [genus]
Genus Vespula heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Vespula germanica [species]
Vespula rufa [species]
Vespula vulgaris [species]