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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps and allies (Vespoidea) » Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps (Vespidae) » Hornets and Yellowjackets (Vespinae) » Hornets (Vespa) » European Hornet (Vespa crabro)
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giant hornet - Vespa crabro
Copyright © 2020 M.L. Whitten

giant hornet - Vespa crabro
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
May 14, 2020
Size: 1.5 inches

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Contributed by M.L. Whitten on 14 May, 2020 - 5:08pm
Last updated 15 May, 2020 - 9:37am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Zuparko, 15 May, 2020 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

European hornet - Vespa crabr
European hornet - Vespa crabro. they've been in the SE US for ~200 years
… Jeremiah Degenhardt, 14 May, 2020 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Look closely at the coloratio
Look closely at the coloration pattern and the "red spots" in the middle
… M.L. Whitten, 14 May, 2020 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

 
yep, I'm looking. This is def
yep, I'm looking. This is definitely Vespa crabro https://bugguide.net/node/view/7230
… Jeremiah Degenhardt, 14 May, 2020 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

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