Sighting 3371586
Common Paper Wasp at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Polistes (Polistella) humilis | 7 Nov 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Polistes sp. (genus) | 14 Mar 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Polistes (Polistella) humilis | 13 Feb 2017 | MichaelBedingfield |
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User's notes
On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.
5 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
22 Feb 2017
This may be Polistes erythrinus which occurs along the Murrumbidgee River, although apparently not in Canberra itself. Needs checking.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
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
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
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?
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
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
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Collections
MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Polistes (Polistella) humilis Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- Salix sp., Willow Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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