Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
(Asian Hornet)

Vespa velutina (Asian Hornet) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Vespa velutina (Asian Hornet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVespa velutina (Asian Hornet)
GenusVespa (a genus of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyVESPINAE (wasps)
FamilyVESPIDAE (potter, mason and social wasps)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Vespa velutina (Asian Hornet)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
in the field Anon. Have you seen this insect? Asian Hornet
in the field Cornwell, L., Booy, O., Marris, G. & Brown, M. Asian Hornet Species Description
Roberts, S., Rome, Q. & Villemant, C. 2010 Information Sheet 12: Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina)

Vespa velutina (Asian Hornet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Vespa velutina (Asian Hornet):

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