Vespa philippinensis, the Philippine hornet, is a species of rare hornet found in the Philippine Islands, primarily on the island of Negros.

[1] It is a ground-nesting species with a similar body structure to that of Vespa tropica.

Only one known occurrence of the hornets' nest has been recorded, where a colony was found and collected,[2] although there have been 12 sightings of individuals before.

It was described by Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure in 1854.

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