yellow legged hornet
(Vespa velutina)
Resources
- Yellow legged hornet identification - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
- Yellow legged hornet and its SE US lookalikes - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
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Invasive Listing Sources
No reference that we have lists this species as invasive in North America. This species is included for comparison to other species that are considered invasive.
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: Apocrita |
| Superfamily: Vespoidea |
| Family: Vespidae |
| Subfamily: Vespinae |
| Genus: Vespa |
| Subject: Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 |
Synonyms and Other Names
Related Scientific Names:
Vespa velutinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Misspelling)
Vespa velutinii Lepeletier, 1836 (Misspelling)
Vespa vetulina Lepeletier, 1836 (Misspelling)
Vespa vetulinae Lepeletier, 1836 (Misspelling)
Vespa vetulinii Lepeletier , 1836 (Misspelling)
Vespa velutina ssp. nigrithorax Buysson, 1905 (Synonym)