Vespidae
Dolichovespula maculata (Linnaeus, 1763)
Dolichovespula maculata (Linnaeus, 1763)
Dolichovespula maculata, the bald-faced hornet, is a black-and-white North American wasp that builds large paper nests.
Dolichovespula arenaria (Fabricius, 1775)
Dolichovespula arenaria (Fabricius, 1775)
Dolichovespula arenaria, the common aerial yellowjacket, is a North American wasp with identifiable physical traits and aerial or urban paper nests.
Dolichovespula sylvestris (Scopoli, 1763)
Dolichovespula sylvestris (Scopoli, 1763)
Dolichovespula sylvestris, the tree wasp, is a medium-sized social wasp found across Western Europe to China and northern Africa.
Dolichovespula saxonica (Fabricius, 1793)
Dolichovespula saxonica (Fabricius, 1793)
Dolichovespula saxonica, the Saxon wasp, is a larger black-and-yellow aerial nester native to Europe and northern/central Asia.
Dolichovespula adulterina arctica (Rohwer, 1916)
Dolichovespula adulterina arctica (Rohwer, 1916)
Dolichovespula adulterina arctica is a Palearctic parasitic wasp with distinct morphological traits that distinguish it from related wasps.
Dolichovespula norvegicoides (Sladen, 1918)
Dolichovespula norvegicoides (Sladen, 1918)
Dolichovespula norvegicoides is a species of social wasp found from Central California to Canada and Alaska.
Dolichovespula norwegica (Fabricius, 1781)
Dolichovespula norwegica (Fabricius, 1781)
Dolichovespula norwegica, the Norwegian wasp, is a black-and-yellow wasp found across parts of the British Isles that nests in sheltered sites.
Dolichovespula media (Retz., 1783)
Dolichovespula media (Retz., 1783)
Dolichovespula media, the median wasp, is a Palearctic wasp with distinct yellow-black patterning that builds aerial paper nests.
Vespa crabro Linnaeus
Vespa crabro Linnaeus
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, the European hornet, is a large wasp native to Eurasia and introduced to the Americas, with distinct physical traits and seasonal foraging changes.
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1761
Vespa orientalis Linnaeus, 1761
Vespa orientalis, the Oriental hornet, is a wasp species with distinct coloration and a wide distribution across much of Eurasia and Africa.
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
The Asian hornet is an invasive species native to Southeast Asia and found in several regions.
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa mandarinia Smith, 1852
Vespa mandarinia is a large hornet that acts as a pollinator, lives mainly in forests and green spaces, and has potent venom that can kill humans.
Vespa soror Buysson, 1905
Vespa soror Buysson, 1905
Vespa soror (the southern giant hornet) is a large, predatory hornet species found across parts of South and East Asia.
Vespa affinis (Linnaeus, 1764)
Vespa affinis (Linnaeus, 1764)
Vespa affinis, the lesser banded hornet, is a small-to-medium Asian hornet with regional color variants.
Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Vespa simillima Smith, 1868
Vespa simillima, the yellow hornet, is a common Eastern Hemisphere hornet with two distinct regional color forms.
Vespa dybowskii André, 1884
Vespa dybowskii André, 1884
Vespa dybowskii (Dybowski's/black hornet) is a hornet species found in East and Southeast Asia.
Vespa tropica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vespa tropica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vespa tropica is a vespid wasp that varies in size and color across its southern Asian range from Afghanistan to the Torres Strait Islands.
Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787
Vespa bicolor Fabricius, 1787
Vespa bicolor, the black shield wasp, is a common large predatory hornet in Hong Kong that pollinates a Hainan endemic orchid.
Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852
Vespa ducalis Smith, 1852
Vespa ducalis is a large Asian hornet with a distinctive black tail, slightly smaller than the Asian giant hornet.
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852
Vespa basalis, the black-bellied hornet, is a dangerous Taiwan-native hornet with venom that causes edema.
Vespa binghami Buysson, 1905
Vespa binghami Buysson, 1905
Vespa binghami is a medium-large, regionally variable-coloured hornet with large ocelli found across East and Southeast Asia.
Vespula pensylvanica (de Saussure, 1857)
Vespula pensylvanica (de Saussure, 1857)
Vespula pensylvanica, the western yellowjacket, is a North American social wasp that commonly lives in underground nests.
Vespula consobrina (de Saussure, 1854)
Vespula consobrina (de Saussure, 1854)
Vespula consobrina, the blackjacket wasp, lives in Canada and northern US, mostly in forested areas.
Vespula maculifrons (Buysson, 1905)
Vespula maculifrons (Buysson, 1905)
Vespula maculifrons, commonly the eastern yellowjacket, is a widespread North American wasp often considered a pest.
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