Vespa maculata (White Faced Hornet)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Bald Faced Hornet, White Faced Hornet

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Superorder: Hymenopterida ()
        Order: Hymenoptera () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Apocrita ()
        Superfamily: Vespoidea ()
        Family: Vespidae () - �
        Subfamily: Vespinae ()
        Genus: Vespa ()
        Specific name: maculata - Scopoli, 1763
        Scientific name: - Vespa maculata Scopoli, 1763

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Gusenleitner J., 26-Jul-2004

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Vespa

There are approximately 219 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

V. aethale · V. affinis · V. affinis alduini · V. affinis alticincta · V. affinis archiboldi · V. affinis continentalis · V. affinis hainensis · V. affinis indosinensis · V. affinis moluccana · V. affinis nigriventris · V. affinis picea · V. affinis rufonigrans · V. albofasciata · V. alsatica · V. analis · V. analis eisa · V. analis insularis · V. analis nagatomii · V. analis nigrans · V. analis parallela · V. analis tyranicaa · V. anglica · V. arabica · V. auraria · V. barbouri · V. basalis · V. bellicosa · V. bicincta · V. bicolor · V. bilineata · V. bimaculata · V. binghami · V. bipustulata · V. biroi · V. borealis · V. capitata · V. carbonaria · V. cayana · V. chinensis · V. chrysoptera · V. chrysopteraarmata · V. communis · V. concinna · V. condigna · V. conica · V. conifera · V. consimilis · V. cordifera · V. crabo · V. crabro (European Hornet) · V. crabroniformis · V. crabronioformis · V. crabro altaica · V. crabro birulai · V. crabro caspica · V. crabro crabroniformis · V. crabro flavofasciata · V. crabro germana · V. crabro gribodoi · V. crabro meridionalis · V. crabro oberthuri · V. crabro vulgata · V. crassipes · V. cratiata · V. cribriformis · V. crucigera · V. curvipes · V. daedala · V. daedalea · V. dentata · V. diadema · V. discincta · V. dominicensis · V. ducalis · V. ducalis loochooensis · V. ducalis pseudosoror · V. dybowskii · V. dybowskii mutata · V. erythrocephala · V. exotica · V. ferruginata · V. ferruginea · V. fervida · V. flavicincta · V. flavofasciatus · V. florisequa maior · V. florisequa minor · V. fulva · V. fulvipes · V. fusus maior · V. fusus minor · V. galbula · V. geniculata · V. germanica · V. globulosa · V. guttata · V. hirsutissima · V. histrio · V. horticola · V. infundibuliformis

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
ZOBODAT: Zoological-Botanical Database (Vespoidea)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

The New York Botanical Garden: Bronx River Bioblitz

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6925342
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ves-064231
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13773153
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1501880