Vespa velutina
TaxID: 202808
Basic Information
Vespa velutina
Asian Hornet
The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina), also known as the yellow-legged hornet or Asian predatory wasp, is a species of hornet indigenous to Southeast Asia. It is of concern as an invasive species in some other countries, including most of Europe.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Vespidae
Vespa
velutina
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Species
k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Hymenoptera;f__Vespidae;g__Vespa;s__Vespa velutina
Arthropods
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (27 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Belgium | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Bulgaria | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Cyprus | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Czechia | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Germany | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Denmark | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Spain | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Estonia | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
| Finland | IAS of Union concern | 2016 |
Distribution (32 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Present | — |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Bhutan | Present | — |
| Switzerland | Present | — |
| Czechia | Present | — |
| Germany | Present | — |
| Spain | Present | |
| France | Present | — |
| United Kingdom | Transient |
Genomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCA_912470025.1 | Chromosome | 193 | 1520 | 9190 | - |
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Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Literature
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