Sighting 3371586
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Common Paper Wasp at Paddys River, ACT
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| Polistes (Polistella) humilis | MichaelMulvaney | 7 Nov 2019 | |
| Polistes sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Mar 2019 | |
| Polistes (Polistella) humilis | MichaelBedingfield | 13 Feb 2017 |
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User's notes
On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.
5 comments
22 Feb 2017
This may be Polistes erythrinus which occurs along the Murrumbidgee River, although apparently not in Canberra itself. Needs checking.
29 Jun 2019
Hi Kim
There are good photos (Reiner Richter) on ALA:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:409bd0dc-71fd-4259-ba43-4b7dde4fca95#gallery
There are good photos (Reiner Richter) on ALA:
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:409bd0dc-71fd-4259-ba43-4b7dde4fca95#gallery
8 Nov 2019
Hi Michael M
How can you tell the difference between Polistes (Polistella) humilis and Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus?
How can you tell the difference between Polistes (Polistella) humilis and Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus?
8 Nov 2019
P.erythinus has a deep orange-red colour and orange patterning on the top of its thorax - P. humilis is a washed out brown -orange without the back patterning.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.067428-35.503203
- Altitude 575.8m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 29 Jan 2017 08:22 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Salix sp., Willow Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield 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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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