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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Vespula flaviceps

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

Genus

Vespula

Species

Vespula flaviceps

Insecta❔ Diet unknown

Common Asian yellowjacket

Vespula flaviceps (Common Asian yellowjacket · クロスズメバチ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

No data

Length · Height

1.3~1.3cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

High mountain areas (Vietnamese specimens from 1,200–1,931 m elevation)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 A queen's body length of about 1.3 cm is about half the diameter of a Korean 500-won coin (2.65 cm) (Comparison).
💡 A mature colony's diameter of about 40 cm is longer than the long side of an A4 sheet of paper (29.7 cm) (Comparison; figure from a Zootaxa paper reporting accounts from local residents in Vietnam).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#땅벌#Vespula flaviceps

📖 1. Overview

The common Asian yellowjacket (Vespula flaviceps) is a wasp in the family Vespidae, widely distributed from Pakistan through Indochina to Amami Island in the Ryukyus and Amur, Primorye, and Sakhalin in Russia.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Based on Vietnamese specimens, queens have a body length of 12.6–12.8 mm and a forewing length of 12.0–12.2 mm. The body is black with yellow markings on the face, thorax, and margins of the abdominal segments.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

In Vietnam, queens have been observed flying low over the ground in late July searching for nest sites. According to locals, colonies reach about 40 cm in diameter and 4–5 tiers by February of the following year.