Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Hornets

Common Name
hornets
paper wasps
potter wasps
yellowjackets

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
  • To further filter your view of branches that FWS focuses on, see the FWS Focus column.
  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Vespidae

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Subfamily0
Tribe0
Subtribe0
Genus121
Subgenus0
Species16
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies7
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa351

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomProtostomia
SuperphylumEcdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderHymenoptera
SuborderApocrita
InfraorderAculeata
SuperfamilyVespoidea
FamilyVespidae

Viewing: descendants of Vespidae