Where does the Oriental Hornet live?
Vespa orientalis has 6,417 records in 54 countries and territories, from 1904 to 2026. Most records come from Greece.
- 6,417 records
- 54 places
- 61 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraVespidaeVespa
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: September. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19042026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2,164 | |
| Spain | 1,063 | |
| Italy | 762 | |
| Türkiye | 583 | |
| Israel | 261 | |
| Cyprus | 184 | |
| Uzbekistan | 172 | |
| Iran | 154 | |
| Malta | 122 | |
| Oman | 102 | |
| India | 87 | |
| Chile | 63 | |
| Egypt | 59 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 56 | |
| Albania | 52 | |
| Georgia | 51 | |
| Pakistan | 51 | |
| Russia | 45 | |
| Algeria | 38 | |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | |
| Iraq | 30 | |
| Armenia | 27 | |
| Jordan | 25 | |
| Tajikistan | 22 | |
| France | 21 | |
| Palestine | 20 | |
| Syria | 20 | |
| Gibraltar | 19 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 15 | |
| Lebanon | 15 | |
| Azerbaijan | 12 | |
| Romania | 12 | |
| Afghanistan | 11 | |
| Finland | 9 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 | |
| Slovenia | 8 | |
| Germany | 5 | |
| Croatia | 5 | |
| Yemen | 4 | |
| Belgium | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 54 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Vespidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.