All Entries in the "Wasps bees and hornets" Category
Paperwasp (polistes Sp.)
Thai: (dten) No scientific name available at the moment, please leave a comment if you can help! Wasps of the cosmopolitan genus Polistes (the only genus in the tribe Polistini) are the most familiar of the polistine wasps, and are the most common type of paper wasp. It is also the single largest genus within the family Vespidae, with over [...]
Hornet (unknown)
I found this hornet outside my house back in 2008, I havent been able to classify it, but i believe it to be a Vespa mandarina. Can you help me classify, please leave a comment. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Lesser banded hornet (Vespa affinis)
Thai: ตัวต่อ (dtor) (dtuaa) (dtaaw) Hornets are the largest eusocial wasps; some species can reach up to 5.5 cm (2.2 in) in length. The true hornets make up the genus Vespaand are distinguished from other vespines by the width of the vertex (part of the head behind the eyes), which is proportionally larger in Vespa and by the anteriorly rounded gasters (the section [...]
