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The Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) is a social insect species of the family Vespidae.It can be found in Southwest Asia, Northeast Africa, the island of Madagascar (but no reports have been made of its presence on the island for many years), the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of Southern Europe. [2]
Other temperate species (e.g., the yellow hornet, V. simillima, or the Oriental hornet, V. orientalis) have similar cycles. In the case of tropical species (e.g., V. tropica ), life histories may well differ, and in species with both tropical and temperate distributions (such as the Asian giant hornet , V. mandarinia ), the cycle likely depends ...
Palaeovespa florissantia, late Eocene. The Vespidae are a large (nearly 5000 species), diverse, cosmopolitan family of wasps, including nearly all the known eusocial wasps (such as Polistes fuscatus, Vespa orientalis, and Vespula germanica) and many solitary wasps. [1]
In addition to spotting the species in Europe for the first time, the researchers also found it important to discuss the hornet’s name, both for scientific and daily use outside of the lab.
Vespa soror, also known as the southern giant hornet, [1] is a species of hornet present in India, Northern Thailand, Laos, Northern Vietnam, and parts of South China, including Hong Kong, Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan Island. [2] V. soror is one of the largest hornets, though smaller than the Asian giant hornet (V. mandarinia).
V. orientalis may refer to: Vespa orientalis, the Oriental hornet, an insect species; Vidua orientalis, the Sahel paradise whydah or Northern paradise whydah, a small songbird species found in west Africa; Vibrio orientalis, a Gram-negative bacterium species in the genus Vibrio
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The oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) is a social insect in the family Vespidae, found in southern Europe, northeastern Africa, and western Asia. This worker, photographed in Sha'ar Poleg Reserve in Israel, is gathering nectar from a sea squill ; adults will also feed on honeydew and fruit.