Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Allotriocarida > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Order Hymenoptera > Suborder Apocrita > Superfamily Vespoidea > Family Vespidae > Subfamily Vespinae > Genus Vespula

Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Vespa Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

VespulaThomson, 1869accepted genus name
Allovespula Bluthgen, 1943 generic synonym
Paravespula Bluthgen, 1938 generic synonym
Pseudovespa Schmiedeknecht, 1881 generic synonym
Rugovespula Archer, 1982 generic synonym

Species group names

Vespa communis de Saussure, 1857 subjective synonym
Vespa westwoodii Shipp, 1893 subjective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Dutch: Gewone wesp sources: Dutch Species Register
 Swedish: vanlig geting

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Citation

Dr. Mircea-Dan Mitroiu. Vespula vulgaris (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/110fa4bf-d6a0-4a5a-a416-179734e039eb

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.
annex IV EU Habitat Directive Annex IV: Species of community interest in need of strict protection.

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