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2 Species ID Suggestions

Student
Student 10 years ago
Asian giant hornet
vespa mandarinia Asian giant hornet
Asian Hornet
Vespa Velutina Butterfly Discussion Forums


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4 Comments

folicallychalled
folicallychalled 10 years ago

I don't think it is the Asian giant hornet, the markings are quite different.

I have the same wasp in my folders and I have marked it as Vespa velutina, but I am not 100% with this ID.

Dave

IreneBA
IreneBA 10 years ago

thank you, Maria and Joshua.
i'll learn more about this hornet, because it similar but have some differences too with Giant Japanese Hornet.

joshua1
joshua1 10 years ago

I was born in Japan and there is a subspecies called the Giant Japanese Hornet that looks the same. I encountered the hornet many times in Japan.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Nice spotting!

IreneBA
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IreneBA

Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Spotted on Jun 3, 2013
Submitted on Oct 9, 2013

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