| Bingham's hornet | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Vespidae |
| Genus: | Vespa |
| Species: | V. binghami
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| Binomial name | |
| Vespa binghami
du Buysson, 1905
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Vespa binghami, also known as Bingham's hornet, [1] is a species of hornet found in northern Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, parts of India, parts of China, Korea, and parts of Russia. [2]
Vespa binghami is a medium to large-sized hornet. The size of workers average to 30mm, [2] with a forewing size ranging between 19.0mm to 25.6mm in both males and females. [3] The colour of the hornets can vary, with ones found in Southeast Asia having a brown body with a yellow head, and ones found in Russia and Korea being mostly brown with yellow markings on the abdomen. [2] The key distinguishing feature of Vespa binghami are that the ocelli are much larger than those found in other related species. [2]
Vespa binghami are found in the Chiang Mai region of northern Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, parts of India, parts of China, ( Yunnan and Sichuan) the peninsula of Korea, (discovered in Korea in 1925. [3]) and in parts of Russia. ( Primor'ye and Sakhalin.) [2]
Not much is known about the behaviours of Vespi binghami due to it being a rarely sighted species despite its range. [2] Unlike other hornet species, Vespa binghami are nocturnal creatures, and may be the reason behind the enlarged oculli that it possesses. [2]
- ^ "Bingham's Hornet (Vespa binghami)". iNaturalist.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Untitled Document". www.vespa-bicolor.net.
- ^ a b "Discovery of Vespa binghami (Vespidae: Hymenoptera) in Korea".