Asian Hornet

Vespa velutina Lepeletier 1836

Body symmetry

• Namigai et al 2014: bilaterally symmetric

are eaten by

• Global Biotic Interactions: Vespa velutina Lepeletier 1836 (Asian hornet)

are host of

• Global Biotic Interactions: Crithidia acanthocephali
• Global Biotic Interactions: Acute bee paralysis virus
• Global Biotic Interactions: Crithidia mellificae
• Global Biotic Interactions: Apicystis bombi
• Global Biotic Interactions: Crithidia bombi

are mutualistic with

• Global Biotic Interactions: Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Spreng (Incense tree)

are preyed upon by

• Global Biotic Interactions: Gallus gallus (Linnaeus 1758) (Red Junglefowl)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus 1758) (honey buzzard, european honey buzzard)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus 1758) (honey buzzard, european honey buzzard)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabricius 1775) (Asian Weaver Ant)

are vectors for

• Global Biotic Interactions: Stemona tuberosa Lour.

behavioral circadian rhythm

• Lewis and Taylor 1965: diurnal (adult)

cellularity

• Cellularity and growth form: multicellular

developmental mode

• Insect Development: holometabolous

eat

• Global Biotic Interactions: Pararge aegeria Linnaeus 1758 (speckled wood)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758 (Honey bee)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Pollenia amentaria
• Global Biotic Interactions: Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758 (Honey bee)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Emmesomyia grisea (Robineau-Desvoidy 1830)

geographic distribution

• TreatmentBank: Vietnam
• TreatmentBank: Bhutan
• TreatmentBank: Taiwan
• TreatmentBank: Pakistan
• TreatmentBank: Portugal

habitat

• Wikipedia (inferred records): tropical
• Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species: terrestrial
• Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species: terrestrial
• Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species: terrestrial

have endoparasite

• Global Biotic Interactions: Conops vesicularis Linnaeus 1761

have host

• Global Biotic Interactions: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench (coralberry)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench (coralberry)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench (coralberry)

introduced range includes

• Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species: Japan
• Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species: Spain
• Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species: Delaware

number of records in gbif

• GBIF data coverage: 67532

prey on

• Global Biotic Interactions: Sarcophaga marshalli Parker 1923
• Global Biotic Interactions: Scaeva pyrastri (Linnaeus 1758)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Epistrophe nitidicollis (Meigen 1822)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Apis cerana Fabricius 1793
• Global Biotic Interactions: Sphaerophoria scripta (Linnaeus 1758)

type specimen repository

• GBIF national node type records France: museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn) (female)

visit

• Global Biotic Interactions: Heracleum sphondylium L. (Eltrot)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Zanthoxylum avicennae (Lam.) DC.
• Global Biotic Interactions: Hydrangea chinensis Maxim.
• Global Biotic Interactions: Hedera maderensis K. Koch ex A. Rutherf. (Madeiran Ivy)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre (pongame oiltree)

visit flowers of

• Global Biotic Interactions: Hedera rhombea (Miq.) Paul
• Global Biotic Interactions: Fagopyrum esculentum Moench (Common Buckwheat)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (L.) G. L. Nesom (Perennial Saltmarsh American-Aster)
• Global Biotic Interactions: Rubus crataegifolius Bunge
• Global Biotic Interactions: Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. (loquat)