Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Asian paper wasp at Macgregor, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.009647-35.213100
• Places Macgregor, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 27 Dec 2019 06:27 PM Recorded on
• Roger Recorded by

• Collections

  Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

• White Red Salvia Associated plant
• In the one image there are a group of ants that we couldn't identify Associated animal
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Unknown Gender

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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• More than one media file
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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