HYMENOPTERA :: Vespidae :: Vespinae

Vespula Thomson, 1869

Vespula flaviceps (Smith, 1870)

Biology

Generalist hunter and scavenger. Nests aerial or subterrenian. Colonies small to large size.

Sources

Barthélémy, C. A. Provisional Identification Guide to the Social Vespids of Hong Kong (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Available online: http://insectahk.com

Barthélémy C & Guénard B. 2025. An annotated and illustrated checklist of Hong Kong aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoid wasps; Pompilioidea; Scolioidea; Thynnoidea; Tiphioidea; Vespoidea; Chrysidoidea). Insecta Mundi 1115: 1–230.