Hornets are a species of eusocial wasp in the genus Vespa, and are similar in appearance to their close relatives yellowjackets.

This tag is only for "true" hornets.

Species (Incomplete)

• asian_hornet (Vespa velutina) - Also known as the yellow-legged hornet.
• european_hornet (Vespa crabro) - The only true hornet species found in North America.
• asian_giant_hornet (Vespa mandarinia)
• japanese_hornet (Vespa simillima)

Other, similar genera

• Vespula, Dolichovespula
• yellowjacket_(wasp)
• bald-faced_hornet

External links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornet

See also

• insect
• hymenopteran
• wasp
• vespid
• hornet