Asian giant hornet
species of insect
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Summary
Asian giant hornet is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.13% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,925 views/month, #256 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Vespa[4]
- Taxon name: Vespa mandarinia[5]
- Commons category: Vespa mandarinia[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vespa mandarinia[7]
- Commons gallery: Vespa mandarinia[8]
- Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/us/asian-giant-hornet-washington.html[9]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/4d93f591-1785-4eea-9b96-49b782137498[10]
- Short name: V. mandarinia[11]
- Taxon common name: Asian giant hornet[12], オオスズメバチ[13], Szerszeń azjatycki[14], 中華大虎頭蜂[15], 中國大虎頭蜂[16], 臺灣大虎頭蜂[17], كيف تصبح مجتهد[18], 土蜂仔[19], 大土蜂(台語)[20], 金環胡蜂[21], 金环胡峰[22], tártagu xigante[23], orjaški azijski sršen[24], 장수말벌[25]
- Different from: Vespa velutina[26]
- Taxon author citation: Smith, 1852[27]
- Taxon range: India[28]
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Identifiers
Asian giant hornet's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 322284[29]. Asian giant hornet's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7446[30]. Asian giant hornet's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 259331[31]. Asian giant hornet's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5871429[32].
Why It Matters
Asian giant hornet has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]