Arthropods
🐝Asian hornet
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836
ツマアカスズメバチ（Vespa velutina）は、ハチ目スズメバチ科スズメバチ属に分類される昆虫。
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Also called
Vespa velutina, Asian predatory wasp
Conservation status
Not evaluated
The IUCN Red List has not assessed Vespa velutina yet.
Key measurements
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- Maximum lifespan
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderHymenoptera
- ›familyVespidae
- ›genusVespa
- ›speciesVespa velutina
Full lineage
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderAnts, bees & wasps · Hymenoptera
- subfamilyVespinae
- genusVespa
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- orderAnts, bees & wasps · Hymenoptera
- superfamilyVespoidea
- familyVespidae
- subfamilyVespinae
- genusVespa
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In other languages
Vespa velutina (es), Vespa velutina (fr), ツマアカスズメバチ (ja), 등검은말벌 (ko), Aziatische hoornaar (nl), 黄脚胡蜂 (zh) … and 20 more languages
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