Species Account for Vespa crabro
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Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758
The Hornet
Aculeata: Vespidae
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Taxonomic group: bees and wasps (Aculeata) - County data
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Saproxylic species
Records: 287
First Record: 1935
Latest Record: 2024
1992-on hectads: 41
Pre-1992 hectads: 4
Total hectads: 42
Images
European Hornets - Vespa crabro - May 2021 - Pound Wood
Hornet stinging Speckled Wood
Hornet consuming Speckled Wood
Hornets' nest
Vespa crabro
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 38 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 15 records with subhabitat information)
Structural Habitat Data (based on 2 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 287 records with habitat detail and method information)
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