Vespa velutina(VESPVE)
Distribution details in Portugal
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2011
First recorded in: 2011
EPPO Reporting Service (2015/075) : first found in 2011 in apiaries in Viana do Castelo (Northern Portugal).
Rojas-Nossa et al. (2026): regularly encountered in western Portugal, reported in Alentejo and Algarve regions in 2025.
Rojas-Nossa et al. (2026): regularly encountered in western Portugal, reported in Alentejo and Algarve regions in 2025.
* Grosso-Silva JM, Maia M (2012) Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), new species for Portugal. Arquivos Entomolóxicos 6, 53-54.
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* Rojas-Nossa SV, Bartlett LJ, Kolics É, del Mar Leza M, Nave A, Pusceddu M, Rein C, Robla J, Rome Q, Seehausen ML, Senko D (2026) Worldwide distribution and invasion status of Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), the yellow-legged hornet, in 2025. European Journal of Entomology 123, 217-232. doi: 10.14411/eje.2026.022
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* Rojas-Nossa SV, Bartlett LJ, Kolics É, del Mar Leza M, Nave A, Pusceddu M, Rein C, Robla J, Rome Q, Seehausen ML, Senko D (2026) Worldwide distribution and invasion status of Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), the yellow-legged hornet, in 2025. European Journal of Entomology 123, 217-232. doi: 10.14411/eje.2026.022
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Islas Baleares | Present, no details | |
| Spain | Islas Canárias | Transient | |
| Spain | Present, restricted distribution |