Vespa, the wasp:
A small, obsolete constellation that was located just above Aries,
the ram. The constellation originated with the German astronomer
Jakob Bartsch who created it during the seventeenth century. Other
astronomers label the constellation as Apis, the bee. Later atlases
recognized the constellation as a fly, called Musca Borealis. The
term borealis (northern) was added to distinguish the constellation
from Musca Australis, the southern fly, which is located below the
Crux, the southern cross. This constellation, whether it is called
Vespa, Apis, or Musca Borealis is no longer recognized by astronomers
and its stars have been given back to Aries.
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