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Photo: Accipiter (R. Altenkamp, Berlin), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Giant Hornet (Vespa crabro) belongs to the group Insects. Wildpulse holds 116,113 reporting days in 4,286 map cells (hexagons about 14 miles / 22 km across) from open data by iNaturalist and GBIF.
Most reporting days are in Germany (31,440), United Kingdom (13,026), United States of America (11,685) and France (11,272).
The Giant Hornet is reported all year round, most often in August (22 % of reporting days). This shows when people observe and report the species, not necessarily when it is most present.
The latest report in our data is from November 12, 2026.
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When is the Giant Hornet reported?
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