Preferred name: Vespa velutina
Authority: Lepeletier
Taxonomic position: Animalia: Arthropoda: Hexapoda: Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae
Common names in English: Asian hornet, Indian hornet, yellow-legged hornet
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EU Categorization: IAS of Union concern
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EPPO Code: VESPVE

EPPO Region: Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France (mainland, Corse), Germany, Guernsey, Italy (mainland), Jersey, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal (mainland, Azores), Slovakia, Spain (mainland, Islas Baleares, Islas Canárias), Switzerland, United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Wales)
Africa: Algeria
Asia: Afghanistan, Bhutan, China (Fujian, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), India (Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Indonesia (Java, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Japan (Kyushu), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia (West), Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
North America: United States of America (Georgia, South Carolina)
Oceania: New Zealand

EPPO (2026) Vespa velutina. EPPO datasheets on pests recommended for regulation. https://gd.eppo.int (accessed 2026-11-12)