Vespa velutina
species of insect
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Summary
Vespa velutina is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,027 views/month, #960 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Vespa[4]
- Taxon name: Vespa velutina[5]
- Commons category: Vespa velutina[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vespa velutina[7]
- Commons gallery: Vespa velutina[8]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/4d93f591-1785-4eea-9b96-49b782137498[9]
- Short name: V. velutina[10]
- Taxon common name: Asian hornet[11], Asian predatory wasp[12], Avispa asiática[13], frelon asiatique[14], ツマアカスズメバチ[15], 黃腳虎頭蜂[16], 黃跗虎頭蜂[17], 赤尾虎頭蜂[18], 黃腳仔(台語)[19], 花腳仔(台語)[20], 凹紋胡蜂[21], tártagu asiáticu[22], Aziatische hoornaar[23], azijski sršen[24]
- Invasive to: South Korea[25], France[26], Spain[27], Portugal[28], Japan[29], Belgium[30], Netherlands[31], Luxembourg[32], New Zealand[33]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[34]
- Taxon author citation: Lepeletier, 1836[35]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[36]
- Taxon range: India[37]
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Identifiers
Vespa velutina's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 119019[38]. Vespa velutina's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 202808[39]. Vespa velutina's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 259340[40]. Vespa velutina's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1311477[41].
Why It Matters
Vespa velutina has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]