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European Hornet
Vespa crabro
Easy
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Insects
- Family
- Vespidae
- Size
- 18–35 mm (length)
- Weight
- 0.4–0.5 g
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Lifespan
- 0.1–1 yrs
- Habitat
- Woodland, Parks, Gardens, Tree hollows
About
The European hornet is the largest eusocial wasp native to Europe. It is also the only true hornet found in North America, having been introduced to the United States and Canada from Europe as early as 1840. Vespines, such as V.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.