The Yellow hornet including the subspecies known as the is a common hornet species in the Eastern Hemisphere. It should not be confused with the Asian giant hornet

Asian giant hornet

The Asian giant hornet , including the subspecies Japanese giant hornet , colloquially known as the yak-killer hornet, is the world's largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia...

 (Vespa mandarinia), which is sometimes referred to as the Japanese giant hornet

Japanese giant hornet

The Japanese giant hornet , is a subspecies of the Asian giant hornet . It is a large insect and adults can be more than long, with a wingspan greater than . It has a large yellow head with large eyes, and a dark brown thorax with an abdomen banded in brown and yellow...

, a subspecies of the former.

Predators

Along with other insects in Japan, they are prey to the Japanese giant hornet. Since this predator is prey to the much bigger hornet, its nest have been known to be deserted after the giant hornet attacks. The yellow hornet only attacks when their chance comes as they outnumber their giant enemy who attacks alone.