Asian giant hornet
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The Asian giant hornet, also known as the northern giant hornet, is the world's largest hornet. It is native to temperate and tropical East Asia, South Asia, mainland Southeast Asia, and parts of the
Vespa mandarinia
form "magnifica"
Male
Feeding on a mantis
European hornet
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The European hornet is the largest eusocial wasp native to Europe. It is also the only true hornet found in North America, having been introduced to the United States and Canada from Europe as early a
Asian giant hornet
…next several months, though not one of the thousands of submitted photos or samples was of V. mandarinia, but were instead primarily wasps such as the European hornet (V. crabro), the eastern cicada killer (Sphecius speciosus), or the southern yellowjacket (Vespula squamosa). Submissions suspected by laypeople to be…
Vespa Crabro Collezione
V. crabro f. altaica – southern Siberian form
V. crabro f. birulai - Chinese form
Vespa crabro f. caspica - South Caucasus form along the Caspian Sea