Sighting 4206976
European wasp at Fyshwick, ACT
Identification history
| Vespula germanica | 17 Apr 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Vespula germanica | 16 Apr 2019 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
There were wasps in most locations but the largest congregation by far was at the City Gardens. The grass had been mown recently dead and they were feasting on dead insects such as crickets that had obviously been caught by the lawnmower.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.162850-35.317187
- Altitude 603.0m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands Canberra City Farm
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 16 Apr 2019 12:04 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) AlisonMilton
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Vespula germanica Scientific name
- European wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1366.2m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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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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