Greater Banded Hornet

Vespa tropica

Description

Vespa tropica head is dark brown or red, the abdomen is black with yellow stripe on the second abdominal segment. The antenna is black on the base and red at the end.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

24-30 mm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Hymenoptera

FAMILY

:

Vespidae

GENUS

:

Vespa

SPECIES

:

Vespa tropica

Distribution

Vespa tropica could be found on forest or tree canopy at the elevation up to 2.100 m above sea levels.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Australia

Country : Afghanistan, Filipina, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Vespa tropica flies close to cover the tree crown, usually raid another wasp nest to capture the larvae for thei larvae food.

Lifestyle

Arboreal, Diurnal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Vespa tropica catch prey such as honeybees or dragonflies.

Diet : Insectivore

Mating Habits

The queen of Vespa tropica colony flies away leave the nest and mate on the tree canopy.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespa_tropica
  2. https://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=85215&fam=518