Described: Lepeletier, 1836.
States with an open record: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Ladakh.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 2A Himalaya: North West, 2B Himalaya: West, 2C Himalaya: Central, 2D Himalaya: East, 4A Semi-Arid: Punjab Plains, 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6B Deccan Peninsula: Chhota Nagpur, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Vespidae; order: Hymenoptera.

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yellidespecies of India

Vespa velutina

Yellow-legged Hornet

Yellow-legged Hornet (Vespa velutina), a species of India. Not assessed by IUCN. Open records in 22 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF and iNaturalist. Group: Insects: bees, wasps, ants.

Bees, wasps and ants of Jammu and Kashmir · Bees, wasps and ants of Himachal Pradesh · Bees, wasps and ants of Punjab · Bees, wasps and ants of Uttarakhand · Bees, wasps and ants of Rajasthan · Bees, wasps and ants of Uttar Pradesh · Bees, wasps and ants of Bihar · Bees, wasps and ants of Sikkim · Bees, wasps and ants of Arunachal Pradesh · Bees, wasps and ants of Nagaland · Bees, wasps and ants of Mizoram · Bees, wasps and ants of Meghalaya · Bees, wasps and ants of Assam · Bees, wasps and ants of West Bengal · Bees, wasps and ants of Jharkhand · Bees, wasps and ants of Odisha · Bees, wasps and ants of Chhattisgarh · Bees, wasps and ants of Madhya Pradesh · Bees, wasps and ants of Maharashtra · Bees, wasps and ants of Andhra Pradesh · Bees, wasps and ants of Kerala · Bees, wasps and ants of Ladakh

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