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| European hornet | The European hornet (Vespa crabro) is also known as the giant hornet, the old world hornet or the brown hornet. This species belongs to the family Vespidae, in the order Hymenoptera, the suborder Apocrita, the superfamily Vespoidea, the subfamily Vespinae and the genus ...
... is also known as the giant hornet, the old world hornet or the brown hornet. This species belongs to the family Vespidae, in the order Hymenoptera, the suborder Apocrita, the superfamily Vespoidea, the subfamily Vespinae and the genus hornets (Vespa). There are several sub-species of Vespra crabro, for example: Vespa crabro crabro, Vespa crabro germana, Vespa crabro vexator, Vespa crabro crabroniformis, Vespa crabro borealis, Vespa crabro oberthuri, Vespa crabro flavofasciata, Vespa crabro altaica, Vespa crabro caspica and Vespa crabro chinensis. | | |
| | The european hornet is found throughout the Palearctic zone and in the USA. Vespa crabro crabro and Vespa crabro germana are only found in Central Europe. In some regions of Germany the european hornet has disappeared and therefore this species is protected by law. | | |
| | | ...nts, those of the females have only 12 segments. The eyes of the hornet are clearly visible and appear in the shape of a "C". The thorax and abdomen of european hornets are hairy. The upper surface of the chest (thorax) of the subspecies Vespa crabro crabro is dark coloured in the middle, while the subspecies Vespa crabro germana have a narrow red marking shaped like a "V" on their Mesoscutum. The abdomen has the typical black-brown/yellow colouration of wasps, and comprises 7 segments in the drones, 6 segments in the females. which besides i... | | |
| | ...o its appearance the european hornet can be confused with some other flying insects, for instance, the hornet mimic hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), the moths Sesia bembeciformis and Sesia apiformis, as well as some members of the family Cimbicidae. Vespa crabro are easily confused with oriental hornets (Vespa orientalis), and the female workers look very similar to the queen of the median wasp (Dolichovespula media). | | |
| | Vespa crabro reproduce once a year. As a social wasp, it counts among the colony building insects. The colony has a life span of one year. The population comprises 100 to 700 (in extreme cases up to 1000) hornets. | | |
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