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Giant HornetHornisse

Vespa crabro

Insects
Giant Hornet

Photo: Accipiter (R. Altenkamp, Berlin), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

116,069reporting days
4,285map cells
GermanyMost reports in

The Giant Hornet (Vespa crabro) belongs to the group Insects. Wildpulse holds 116,069 reporting days in 4,285 map cells (hexagons about 14 miles / 22 km across) from open data by iNaturalist and GBIF.

Most reporting days are in Germany (31,434), United Kingdom (13,022), United States of America (11,671) and France (11,267).

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 9, 2026.

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When is the Giant Hornet reported?

January: 328 reporting daysJanFebruary: 281 reporting daysFebMarch: 704 reporting daysMarApril: 3,895 reporting daysAprMay: 16,634 reporting daysMayJune: 16,925 reporting daysJunJuly: 12,429 reporting daysJulAugust: 25,669 reporting daysAugSeptember: 24,129 reporting daysSepOctober: 13,149 reporting daysOctNovember: 1,673 reporting daysNovDecember: 253 reporting daysDec

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