Classification
Domain-Animalia- Composed of the organisms known as animals.
Kingdom-Arthropoda- Bilaterally symmetrical, jointed appendages, go
through ecdysis-molting-and have an exoskeleton made of chitin.
Phylum-Insecta- Three pairs of legs; body made of a head, thorax,
and abdomen; one pair of antennae
Order-Hymenoptera - Have two pairs of functional wings.
Family-Vespidae - Medium to large wasps, construct spherical
nests, show varying amounts of sociability
Genus-Vespa - Large vertex and anteriorly rounded
gasters.
Species-Vespa mandarinia- Asian giant hornet.
The Asian giant hornet is a member of the Vespa family,
a family first separated from the other 3 Vespidae families
by the fact that its head is a slightly different shape, with
additional evidence later found to support the split. Vespa
are mainly found in Asia, though some are found in different places
across the globe. Vespa crabo
can be found in Europe as well as Asia and Vespa orientalis
are found in the Mediterranean and North Africa
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