Sighting 3370889
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Common Paper Wasp at Isaacs, ACT
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| Polistes (Polistella) humilis | Mike | 31 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
Two nests.
1 comment
31 Jan 2017
I don't usually do 'domestic' sightings but there are few reports of this insect and Aaron's recent sighting prompted me to report these. The wasps have been here for 3-4 years, building a new nest each spring.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.115849-35.373698
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2017 12:00 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Polistes (Polistella) humilis Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Polistes (Polistella) humilis Scientific name
- Common Paper Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 3648.9m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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