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]
Subfamilia Vespinae heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Dolichovespula [genus]
Vespa [genus]
Vespula [genus]