Establishment and rapid spread of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) in Greenland

Here is presented the dataset for the article "Establishment and rapid spread of social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespinae) in Greenland". All observations of social wasps (Vespinae) in Greenland between 2016-2024 that could be verified by photos or videos are included in the dataset. The data comes from the collection at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, the main author's (V. Gårdman) private collection and observations sent to Greenland Institute of Natural Resources either by mail or via facebook. No information about the people who recorded their observations nor their pictures are given. The findings used in the article from iNaturalist are also not given, as they do not comply with CC0. These findings can instead be found on iNaturalist.