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Vespa tropica

(Vespa tropica)

Description

Vespa tropica, the greater banded hornet, is a tropical species of hornet found in Southern Asia, new Guinea and west Africa, and which has recently been discovered to be an invasive species on the Pacific Island of Guam. It is a predator of paper wasps.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Vespidae
Genus:Vespa
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