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The '''European hornet''' ''Vespa crabro'' is the largest European ] ]. It is known commonly (and correctly) as a ''']'''. This is not to be confused with the colloquially use of ] (although scientifically incorrect) for a ], or other ]. The ] measures 25 to 35 mm long, males and workers are smaller. In males, the antennae have 13 segments, while females have 12. The male ] is composed of 7 visible segments, while that of the female has 6; females are equipped with an ]. {{cn}} | ||
| Eyes are deeply indented, shaped like a C. | Eyes are deeply indented, shaped like a C. | ||
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| European Hornet | |
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| Female European Hornet | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Genus: | Vespa |
| Species: | V. crabro |
| Binomial name | |
| Vespa crabro L., 1761 | |
- Also see hornet
The European hornet Vespa crabro is the largest European eusocial wasp. It is known commonly (and correctly) as a hornet. This is not to be confused with the colloquially use of hornet (although scientifically incorrect) for a Bald-faced hornet, or other aerial yellowjacket. The queen measures 25 to 35 mm long, males and workers are smaller. In males, the antennae have 13 segments, while females have 12. The male abdomen is composed of 7 visible segments, while that of the female has 6; females are equipped with an ovipositor.
Eyes are deeply indented, shaped like a C.
Wings are reddish-orange, the petiolated abdomen is orange striped with brown.
Hornets worldwide are found with geographic color forms :
- Vespa crabro crabro Linnaeus, 1758
- Vespa crabro vexator Harris, 1776
- Vespa crabro germana Christ, 1791
- Vespa crabro crabroniformis Smith, 1852
- Vespa crabro borealis Radoszkowski, 1863
- Vespa crabro oberthuri du Buysson, 1902
- Vespa crabro flavofasciata Cameron, 1903
- Vespa crabro altaica Pérez, 1910
- Vespa crabro caspica Pérez, 1910
- Vespa crabro chinensis Birula, 1925
Hornets belong to the order or group Hymenoptera.
Notes
- V. Dubatolov, J. Kojima, J. M. Carpenter, A. Lvovsky (2003). "Subspecies of Vespa crabro in two different papers by Birula in 1925". Entomological Science. 6 (2003): 215–216.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - J.M. Carpenter, J. Kojima (1997). "Checklist of the species in the subfamily Vespinae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae)". Natural History Bulletin of Ibaraki University. 1 (1997): 51–92.