Vespa (genus)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vespa_(genus)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:genus
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:colonies	hundreds to thousands
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:bird
gptkbp:conservationStatus	varies by species
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear	1758
gptkbp:diet	insects nectar tree sap
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Eurasia gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Vespidae
gptkbp:habitat	forests woodlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vespa (genus)
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:nestType	paper nests
gptkbp:notableFor	aggressive defense of nests largest eusocial wasps predation on honeybees
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Vespa_mandarinia gptkb:Vespa_velutina gptkb:Vespa_affinis gptkb:Vespa_analis gptkb:Vespa_bellicosa gptkb:Vespa_bicolor gptkb:Vespa_binghami gptkb:Vespa_ducalis gptkb:Vespa_dybowskii gptkb:Vespa_fervida gptkb:Vespa_luctuosa gptkb:Vespa_mocsaryana gptkb:Vespa_multimaculata gptkb:Vespa_orientalis gptkb:Vespa_philippinensis gptkb:Vespa_soror gptkb:Vespa_tropica gptkb:Vespa_simillima
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:predators	birds mammals bees other insects
gptkbp:reproduction	queen lays eggs
gptkbp:socialStructure	eusocial
gptkbp:sting	venomous painful
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Vespa_crabro
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:hornet_(insect)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6