Sighting 4229851
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
3 Common Paper Wasp at Evatt, ACT
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| Polistes (Polistella) humilis | MichaelMulvaney | 4 Aug 2019 | |
| Polistes sp. (genus) | TimL | 14 Jul 2019 |
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An historical sighting of a female paper-nest wasp as she gradually built her nest over several days. The images were taken early morning when she was either asleep or quite docile.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.064036-35.213363
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Oct 2017 09:11 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Featured TimL 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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Quality score
6 / 7
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