ヒメスズメバチ

noun

Vespa ducalis; a species of hornet

A hornet species native to East Asia. The name is typically written in katakana in biological contexts.

• ヒメスズメバチは、他ほかのスズメバチよりも小こ型がたで、攻こう撃げき性せいが低ひくい。

  Vespa ducalis is smaller and less aggressive than other hornets.

• 庭にわでヒメスズメバチの巣すを見みつけた。

  I found a Vespa ducalis nest in the garden.