Sighting 3389566
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Asian paper wasp at Forde, ACT
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| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | KimPullen | 20 Jan 2018 | |
| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | jmhatley | 20 Jan 2018 |
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Two asian paper wasps have built a small nest in an alcove near to our front door. they are actively nest building and not overly aggressive as I got reasonably close to take the photo and they did not respond.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.153564-35.155515
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2018 06:29 PM Recorded on
- jmhatley Recorded by
- Not observed Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
- Unknown Gender
Collections
- jmhatley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr 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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4 / 7
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