Vespids constituted a form of insect.
The initial reference to the vespid can be found within Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel. This novel serves as a prequel to the Star Wars Anthology Series film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Both the aforementioned novel and film take place in the time frame just before the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and both were made available to the public towards the end of 2016.