oriental hornet

English

Noun

oriental hornet (plural oriental hornets)

1. Vespa orientalis, a social wasp species originating from Southwest Asia and Northeast Africa.
   • 2023 October 29, Angela Giuffrida, “‘Excruciating’ hornet sting leaves Rome dinner party guest on crutches as plague spreads”, in The Observer‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Velardi, 48, had been struck by a Vespa orientalis, or oriental hornet, a species of wasp that originates mostly from north Africa and south-east Asia whose presence in the Italian capital is growing sharply.

Further reading

• oriental hornet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia