Sighting 3361599
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Asian paper wasp at Conder, ACT
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| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | KimPullen | 14 Oct 2016 | |
| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | KimPullen | 14 Oct 2016 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Oct 2016 |
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Conder, ACT.
1 comment
15 Oct 2016
Thanks for the ID Kim. Is this species a nuisance like the European Wasp?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101446-35.464694
- Altitude 628.0m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2015 02:27 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Scientific name
- Asian paper wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1135m Recorded at altitude
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