Sighting 3394151
Asian paper wasp at Fyshwick, ACT
Identification history
| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | 9 Apr 2018 | KimPullen | ||
| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | 3 Apr 2018 | RodDeb |
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1 comment
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
13 Apr 2023
Hi @KimberiRP - can you please explain the difference in the facial colour pattern of the wasp in the foreground. It is all yellow between the eyes, whereas other individuals have patches of yellow. Is this a male & the female has the patchy facial colouring?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.165142-35.308798
- Altitude 562.1m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 3 Apr 2018 12:35 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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