Where does the Yellow-legged hornet live?
Vespa velutina has 452,948 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1861 to 2026. Most records come from Belgium.
- 452,948 records
- 46 places
- 110 years recorded
- Insecta class
AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHymenopteraVespidaeVespa
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. 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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 234,992 | |
| Netherlands | 90,216 | |
| France | 54,785 | |
| Switzerland | 41,549 | |
| Germany | 19,488 | |
| Spain | 3,829 | |
| Portugal | 2,553 | |
| China | 1,532 | |
| Luxembourg | 776 | |
| Hong Kong | 739 | |
| South Korea | 632 | |
| Taiwan | 509 | |
| Indonesia | 292 | |
| India | 193 | |
| Italy | 188 | |
| Vietnam | 118 | |
| Pakistan | 77 | |
| Nepal | 75 | |
| Macao | 66 | |
| Jersey | 59 | |
| Thailand | 53 | |
| Ireland | 34 | |
| United States | 23 | |
| United Kingdom | 20 | |
| Austria | 19 | |
| Japan | 19 | |
| Sweden | 15 | |
| Bhutan | 14 | |
| Laos | 14 | |
| Timor-Leste | 14 | |
| Guernsey | 9 | |
| Myanmar | 8 | |
| Malaysia | 8 | |
| New Zealand | 7 | |
| Monaco | 5 | |
| Afghanistan | 3 | |
| Albania | 2 | |
| Czechia | 2 | |
| Hungary | 2 | |
| Norway | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 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.