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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Photos (5 photos)

Vespa velutina
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(c) yipsee@BY-NC
Vespa velutina
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(c) BlueGinkgo@BY-SA
Vespa velutina
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(c) lava_chen@BY-NC
Vespa velutina
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(c) Bali Wildlife@BY-NC
Vespa velutina
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(c) lava_chen@BY-NC

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
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Distribution (32 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

30
Present
1
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Afghanistan Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bhutan Present —
Switzerland Present —
Czechia Present —
Germany Present —
Spain Present
France Present —
United Kingdom Transient
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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_912470025.1 Chromosome 193 1520 9190 -

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature