Hornet  (Vespa crabro)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hymenoptera
Family Vespidae
Genus Vespa (1)
Size Length of queen: 25-35 mm (2)
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Status

Common only in parts of south England (3).