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Genus Vespa - Hornets

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Vespoidea (Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps and allies)
Family Vespidae (Yellowjackets and Hornets, Paper Wasps; Potter, Mason and Pollen Wasps)
Subfamily Vespinae (Hornets and Yellowjackets)
Genus Vespa (Hornets)
Numbers
There is primarily a single exotic species in our area, Vespa crabro (1), native to Europe and Asia. Vespa mandarinia has also been infrequently sighted yearly since 2019 in the northwest, native to Asia and the Russian Far East.
Internet References
Invasive Hornets Project. Images of all known Vespa species
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
Contributed by Cotinis on 20 September, 2004 - 11:18pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Tony-2, Ben Coulter, v belov, PaleoJon, bdagley
Last updated 28 September, 2021 - 9:11pm

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