Genus

Hornets

Vespa

12 species in our catalog · found in 23 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyVespidae (Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies)
GenusVespa (Hornets)

Species in this group

Vespa velutina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespa simillima

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespa ducalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespa crabro

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespa basalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespa mandarinia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespa affinis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vespa tropica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vespa multimaculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vespa sexmaculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vespa soror

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vespa analis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Hornets

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	5 of 12	~60%
	Black-Tailed Hornet			~20%
	Black-Bellied Hornet			~20%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%
2	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 12	~30%
	European Hornet			~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
3	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 12	~30%
	European Hornet			~20%
	Vespa sexmaculata			~10%
4	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 12	~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
5	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 12	~20%
	European Hornet			~10%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 12	~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
7	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 12	~20%
	Yellow Hornet			~20%
8	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~20%
	European Hornet			~20%
9	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 12	~20%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~20%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 12	~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 12	~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
12	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 12	~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
13	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 12	~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
14	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 12	~10%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~10%
15	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 12	~10%
	Vespa multimaculata			~10%
16	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 12	~10%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~10%
17	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 12	~10%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
18	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 12	~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
19	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 12	~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
20	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 12	~10%
	Southern Giant Hornet			~10%
21	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 12	~10%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~10%
22	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 12	~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
23	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 12	~10%
	European Hornet			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Hefei	🇨🇳 China	4 of 12	~70%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~40%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~30%
	European Hornet			~20%
	Black-Tailed Hornet			~20%
2	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	6 of 12	~60%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	Black-Bellied Hornet			~20%
	European Hornet			~10%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~10%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%
	Black-Tailed Hornet			~10%
3	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 12	~50%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~40%
	European Hornet			~20%
4	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 12	~50%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~30%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~10%
5	Kunming	🇨🇳 China	2 of 12	~40%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~40%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~10%
6	Sendai	🇯🇵 Japan	4 of 12	~40%
	Yellow Hornet			~10%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~10%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
7	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	3 of 12	~40%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~20%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~20%
	European Hornet			~10%
8	Wuhan	🇨🇳 China	2 of 12	~40%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~20%
9	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	4 of 12	~40%
	Black-Bellied Hornet			~10%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
	Black-Tailed Hornet			~10%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~10%
10	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	5 of 12	~40%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~10%
	Southern Giant Hornet			~10%
	Greater Banded Hornet			<5%
	Black-Tailed Hornet			<5%
11	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	4 of 12	~40%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~10%
	Southern Giant Hornet			~10%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~10%
12	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	5 of 12	~40%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~20%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%
	Yellow Hornet			~10%
	Black-Tailed Hornet			<5%
	European Hornet			<5%
13	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	3 of 12	~40%
	Black-Bellied Hornet			~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~10%
14	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	5 of 12	~40%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~10%
	Yellow Hornet			~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
	Black-Tailed Hornet			~10%
15	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	5 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~10%
	European Hornet			~10%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%
	Black-Tailed Hornet			<5%
16	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~20%
17	Nanning	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
18	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
	European Hornet			~10%
19	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	3 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	Black-Bellied Hornet			~10%
	Asian Giant Hornet			~10%
20	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	2 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	European Hornet			~10%
21	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
22	Gwangju	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
23	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
24	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	3 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	European Hornet			~10%
	Vespa sexmaculata			<5%
25	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 12	~30%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~20%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~10%
26	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 12	~30%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~20%
	Black-Tailed Hornet			~10%
27	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	5 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~10%
	Greater Banded Hornet			<5%
	Black-Tailed Hornet			<5%
	Southern Giant Hornet			<5%
28	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
29	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	2 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	European Hornet			~10%
30	Xi'an	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
31	Chengdu	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
32	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	2 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~10%
33	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
34	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	2 of 12	~30%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~20%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~10%
35	Jamshedpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~30%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~30%
36	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 12	~30%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~20%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~10%
37	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
	European Hornet			<5%
38	Fuzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~30%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~30%
39	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 12	~30%
	European Hornet			~20%
	Vespa sexmaculata			<5%
40	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 12	~30%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~10%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
41	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 12	~20%
	European Hornet			~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
42	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 12	~20%
	European Hornet			~20%
43	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 12	~20%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~20%
44	Changsha	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
45	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 12	~20%
	European Hornet			~10%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~10%
46	Xiuying District	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~20%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~20%
47	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 12	~20%
	European Hornet			~20%
48	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 12	~20%
	European Hornet			~20%
	Vespa sexmaculata			<5%
49	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 12	~20%
	European Hornet			~20%
	Vespa sexmaculata			<5%
50	Nanchang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
51	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 12	~20%
	European Hornet			~20%
52	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
53	Xiamen City	🇨🇳 China	1 of 12	~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
54	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 12	~20%
	European Hornet			~20%
55	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 12	~20%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~20%
56	Daejeon	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 12	~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
57	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 12	~20%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%
	Yellow Hornet			~10%
58	Surakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 12	~20%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~20%
59	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 12	~20%
	Yellow-Legged Hornet			~20%
60	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	3 of 12	~20%
	Lesser Banded Hornet			~10%
	Greater Banded Hornet			~10%
	Yellow-Vented Hornet			~10%

Hornets

Species in this group

Yellow-Legged Hornet

Yellow Hornet

Black-Tailed Hornet

European Hornet

Black-Bellied Hornet

Asian Giant Hornet

Lesser Banded Hornet

Greater Banded Hornet

Vespa multimaculata

Vespa sexmaculata

Southern Giant Hornet

Yellow-Vented Hornet

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Hornets

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked