Asian hornet

Vespa velutina

This hornet is actually smaller (25mm-30mm in length) than our native ginger-hued hornet (35mm length)

Darker than our native European hornet, with just one orange/ yellow segment on it’s abdomen

It has straw-yellow lower legs, unlike

the European hornet whose legs are darker and gingery

Asian hornet

Vespa velutina

This hornet is actually smaller (25mm-30mm in length) than our native ginger-hued hornet (35mm length)

Much darker than our native European hornet, with just one orange/yellow segment on it’s abdomen

It has straw-yellow lower legs, unlike the European hornet whose legs are darker and gingery

Asian hornet

Vespa velutina

This hornet is actually smaller (25mm-30mm in length) than our native ginger-hued hornet (35mm length)

It has straw-yellow lower legs, unlike the European hornet whose legs are darker and gingery

Much darker than our native European hornet, with just one orange/yellow segment on it’s abdomen