Sighting 4197384
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Common Paper Wasp at Lyons, ACT
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| Polistes (Polistella) humilis | KimPullen | 13 Feb 2019 | |
| Unverified | AlisonMilton | 12 Feb 2019 |
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User's notes
Sorry for the poor photo. Wind was horrendous. Wouldn't post this except that I thought it was interesting behaviour. The wasp was attacking a four spot cup moth larvae. Just got into a better position to take a side on photo when the wasp flew off taking the caterpillar with it.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.070362-35.343858
- Altitude 655.5m
- Maps Oakey Hill
- Places Lyons, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2019 12:21 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Collections
- AlisonMilton 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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