Black-bellied hornet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Vespidae |
Genus: | Vespa |
Species: | V. basalis
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Binomial name | |
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852
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The black-bellied hornet (Vespa basalis) is a species of hornet native to Taiwan. It is one of the most dangerous species of hornet on the island, and its venom induces edema. [1] Colonies may have as many as 5,000 individual hornets. [2]
None known. [3] One specimen was photographed in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, in July 2019 and was identified by several experts as V. basalis. [4] [5] [6] However there have been no other sightings and this is believed to not represent a local population. [4] [5] [6]
Black-bellied hornet | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Vespidae |
Genus: | Vespa |
Species: | V. basalis
|
Binomial name | |
Vespa basalis Smith, 1852
|
The black-bellied hornet (Vespa basalis) is a species of hornet native to Taiwan. It is one of the most dangerous species of hornet on the island, and its venom induces edema. [1] Colonies may have as many as 5,000 individual hornets. [2]
None known. [3] One specimen was photographed in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, in July 2019 and was identified by several experts as V. basalis. [4] [5] [6] However there have been no other sightings and this is believed to not represent a local population. [4] [5] [6]