Sighting 4201584
Ropalidia plebeiana
Small brown paper wasp at Acton, ACT
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| Ropalidia plebeiana | KimPullen | 19 Mar 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 3 Mar 2019 |
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The images were taken around 2 pm with the nest in direct sunlight on a hot day. All of the wasps were motionless at this time and remained so even with the camera and flash being used up close to them.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.109662-35.274329
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 1 Mar 2019 01:41 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Citrus australasica. B9605864. ANBG Section 112. Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ropalidia plebeiana Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Ropalidia plebeiana Scientific name
- Small brown paper wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 702.4m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
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