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Vespula germanica

European wasp at Googong, NSW

Vespula germanica at Googong, NSW - 5 Aug 2020
Vespula germanica at Googong, NSW - 5 Aug 2020
Vespula germanica at Googong, NSW - 5 Aug 2020
Vespula germanica at Googong, NSW - 5 Aug 2020
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Identification history

Vespula germanica 7 Aug 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Vespula germanica 7 Aug 2020 WHall

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Found in a wood pile, photographed and then destroyed

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Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Googong, NSW - 6 Feb 2021 by WHall Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Dragon) at Googong, NSW - 6 Feb 2021 by WHall Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Googong, NSW - 6 Feb 2021 by WHall Stenarella victoriae (An ichneumon parasitic wasp) at Googong, NSW - 6 Feb 2021 by WHall Pseudoperga sp. (genus) (Sawfly, Spitfire) at Googong, NSW - 6 Feb 2021 by WHall Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree-frog) at Googong, NSW - 5 Feb 2021 by WHall Rutilia (Donovanius) sp. (genus & subgenus) (A Bristle Fly) at Googong, NSW - 5 Feb 2021 by WHall Gryllacrididae sp. (family) (Wood, Raspy or Leaf Rolling Cricket) at Googong, NSW - 3 Feb 2021 by WHall Lycosidae sp. (family) (Unidentified wolf spider) at Googong, NSW - 30 Jan 2021 by WHall Idaea (genus) (A Geometer Moth) at Googong, NSW - 30 Jan 2021 by WHall Venatrix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Venatrix wolf spider) at Googong, NSW - 25 Jan 2021 by WHall Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Googong, NSW - 25 Jan 2021 by WHall Circopetes obtusata (Grey Twisted Moth) at Googong, NSW - 21 Jan 2021 by WHall Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Googong, NSW - 1 Jan 2021 by WHall Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Googong, NSW - 1 Jan 2021 by WHall Cerdistus vittipes (Robber fly) at Googong, NSW - 1 Jan 2021 by WHall Clania sp. (genus) (A case moth) at Googong, NSW - 1 Jan 2021 by WHall Pterohelaeus sp. (genus) (Pie-dish beetle) at Googong, NSW - 31 Dec 2020 by WHall Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Googong, NSW - 30 Dec 2020 by WHall Pholcus phalangioides (Daddy longlegs spider) at Googong, NSW - 27 Dec 2020 by WHall Riptortus serripes (Brown Bean Bug) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall Ischnura heterosticta (Common Bluetail) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall Noctuidae sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth (Immature Noctuidae Moth) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall Phrissogonus laticostata (Apple looper moth) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Googong, NSW - 12 Dec 2020 by WHall Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at Googong, NSW - 12 Dec 2020 by WHall Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at Googong, NSW - 12 Dec 2020 by WHall Scaptia sp. (genus) (March fly) at Googong, NSW - 7 Dec 2020 by WHall Epicoma contristis (Yellow-spotted Epicoma Moth) at Googong, NSW - 25 Nov 2020 by WHall Wheeleria spilodactylus (Horehound plume moth) at Googong, NSW - 10 Nov 2020 by WHall Netelia sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp) at Googong, NSW - 7 Oct 2020 by WHall Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Googong, NSW - 5 Oct 2020 by WHall Oenochroma vinaria (Pink-bellied moth) at Googong, NSW - 2 Oct 2020 by WHall Ommatoiulus moreleti (Portuguese Millipede) at Googong, NSW - 1 Sep 2020 by WHall Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) at Googong, NSW - 1 Sep 2020 by WHall Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Googong, NSW - 31 Aug 2020 by WHall Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Googong, NSW - 21 Aug 2020 by WHall Ommatoiulus moreleti (Portuguese Millipede) at Googong, NSW - 18 Aug 2020 by WHall Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth (Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth) at Googong, NSW - 18 Aug 2020 by WHall Scutigeridae sp. (family) (House Centipede) at Googong, NSW - 8 Aug 2020 by WHall Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Googong, NSW - 31 Jul 2020 by WHall Accipiter fasciatus (Brown Goshawk) at Googong, NSW - 29 May 2020 by WHall Zanda funereus (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Googong, NSW - 21 May 2020 by WHall Isopeda sp.(genus) (Huntsman Spider) at Googong, NSW - 25 Apr 2020 by WHall Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth (Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth) at Googong, NSW - 11 Apr 2020 by WHall Belenois java (Caper White) at Googong, NSW - 5 Apr 2020 by WHall Pycnostictus seriatus (Common Bandwing) at Googong, NSW - 29 Mar 2020 by WHall Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Googong, NSW - 29 Mar 2020 by WHall Thomisidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Crab spider or Flower spider) at Googong, NSW - 28 Mar 2020 by WHall Blattodea sp. (order) (Unidentified cockroach) at Googong, NSW - 28 Mar 2020 by WHall Targalla delatrix at Googong, NSW - 14 Mar 2020 by WHall Arhodia lasiocamparia (Pink Arhodia) at Googong, NSW - 6 Mar 2020 by WHall Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Googong, NSW - 2 Mar 2020 by WHall Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Googong, NSW - 2 Mar 2020 by WHall Anax papuensis (Australian Emperor) at Googong, NSW - 25 Feb 2020 by WHall Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave) at Googong, NSW - 23 Feb 2020 by WHall Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Googong, NSW - 23 Feb 2020 by WHall Anax papuensis (Australian Emperor) at Googong, NSW - 20 Feb 2020 by WHall Cubicorhynchus maculatus (Spotted ground weevil) at Googong, NSW - 15 Feb 2020 by WHall Notonectidae sp. (family) (Backswimmer) at Googong, NSW - 14 Feb 2020 by WHall Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Googong, NSW - 14 Feb 2020 by WHall Ephydridae sp. (family) (Shore Flies) at Googong, NSW - 14 Feb 2020 by WHall Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Yellow-rumped Thornbill) at Googong, NSW - 8 Feb 2020 by WHall Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Googong, NSW - 4 Feb 2020 by WHall Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Googong, NSW - 25 Jan 2020 by WHall Chrysopidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Green lacewing) at Googong, NSW - 28 Dec 2019 by WHall Poecilometis patruelis (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Googong, NSW - 2 Sep 2019 by WHall
Pogona barbata (Eastern Bearded Dragon) at Googong, NSW - 6 Feb 2021 by WHall
Amphibolurus muricatus (Jacky Dragon) at Googong, NSW - 6 Feb 2021 by WHall
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Googong, NSW - 6 Feb 2021 by WHall
Stenarella victoriae (An ichneumon parasitic wasp) at Googong, NSW - 6 Feb 2021 by WHall
Pseudoperga sp. (genus) (Sawfly, Spitfire) at Googong, NSW - 6 Feb 2021 by WHall
Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree-frog) at Googong, NSW - 5 Feb 2021 by WHall
Rutilia (Donovanius) sp. (genus & subgenus) (A Bristle Fly) at Googong, NSW - 5 Feb 2021 by WHall
Gryllacrididae sp. (family) (Wood, Raspy or Leaf Rolling Cricket) at Googong, NSW - 3 Feb 2021 by WHall
Lycosidae sp. (family) (Unidentified wolf spider) at Googong, NSW - 30 Jan 2021 by WHall
Idaea (genus) (A Geometer Moth) at Googong, NSW - 30 Jan 2021 by WHall
Venatrix sp. (genus) (Unidentified Venatrix wolf spider) at Googong, NSW - 25 Jan 2021 by WHall
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Googong, NSW - 25 Jan 2021 by WHall
Circopetes obtusata (Grey Twisted Moth) at Googong, NSW - 21 Jan 2021 by WHall
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Googong, NSW - 1 Jan 2021 by WHall
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill) at Googong, NSW - 1 Jan 2021 by WHall
Cerdistus vittipes (Robber fly) at Googong, NSW - 1 Jan 2021 by WHall
Clania sp. (genus) (A case moth) at Googong, NSW - 1 Jan 2021 by WHall
Pterohelaeus sp. (genus) (Pie-dish beetle) at Googong, NSW - 31 Dec 2020 by WHall
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Googong, NSW - 30 Dec 2020 by WHall
Pholcus phalangioides (Daddy longlegs spider) at Googong, NSW - 27 Dec 2020 by WHall
Riptortus serripes (Brown Bean Bug) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall
Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall
Ischnura heterosticta (Common Bluetail) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall
Noctuidae sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth (Immature Noctuidae Moth) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall
Phrissogonus laticostata (Apple looper moth) at Googong, NSW - 14 Dec 2020 by WHall
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Googong, NSW - 12 Dec 2020 by WHall
Argoctenus sp. (genus) (Wandering ghost spider) at Googong, NSW - 12 Dec 2020 by WHall
Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at Googong, NSW - 12 Dec 2020 by WHall
Scaptia sp. (genus) (March fly) at Googong, NSW - 7 Dec 2020 by WHall
Epicoma contristis (Yellow-spotted Epicoma Moth) at Googong, NSW - 25 Nov 2020 by WHall
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Horehound plume moth) at Googong, NSW - 10 Nov 2020 by WHall
Netelia sp. (genus) (An Ichneumon wasp) at Googong, NSW - 7 Oct 2020 by WHall
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Googong, NSW - 5 Oct 2020 by WHall
Oenochroma vinaria (Pink-bellied moth) at Googong, NSW - 2 Oct 2020 by WHall
Ommatoiulus moreleti (Portuguese Millipede) at Googong, NSW - 1 Sep 2020 by WHall
Oryctolagus cuniculus (European Rabbit) at Googong, NSW - 1 Sep 2020 by WHall
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Googong, NSW - 31 Aug 2020 by WHall
Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Googong, NSW - 21 Aug 2020 by WHall
Ommatoiulus moreleti (Portuguese Millipede) at Googong, NSW - 18 Aug 2020 by WHall
Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth (Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth) at Googong, NSW - 18 Aug 2020 by WHall
Scutigeridae sp. (family) (House Centipede) at Googong, NSW - 8 Aug 2020 by WHall
Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Googong, NSW - 31 Jul 2020 by WHall
Accipiter fasciatus (Brown Goshawk) at Googong, NSW - 29 May 2020 by WHall
Zanda funereus (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Googong, NSW - 21 May 2020 by WHall
Isopeda sp.(genus) (Huntsman Spider) at Googong, NSW - 25 Apr 2020 by WHall
Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth (Lepidoptera sp. unclassified IMMATURE moth) at Googong, NSW - 11 Apr 2020 by WHall
Belenois java (Caper White) at Googong, NSW - 5 Apr 2020 by WHall
Pycnostictus seriatus (Common Bandwing) at Googong, NSW - 29 Mar 2020 by WHall
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Googong, NSW - 29 Mar 2020 by WHall
Thomisidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Crab spider or Flower spider) at Googong, NSW - 28 Mar 2020 by WHall
Blattodea sp. (order) (Unidentified cockroach) at Googong, NSW - 28 Mar 2020 by WHall
Targalla delatrix at Googong, NSW - 14 Mar 2020 by WHall
Arhodia lasiocamparia (Pink Arhodia) at Googong, NSW - 6 Mar 2020 by WHall
Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Googong, NSW - 2 Mar 2020 by WHall
Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Googong, NSW - 2 Mar 2020 by WHall
Anax papuensis (Australian Emperor) at Googong, NSW - 25 Feb 2020 by WHall
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave) at Googong, NSW - 23 Feb 2020 by WHall
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at Googong, NSW - 23 Feb 2020 by WHall
Anax papuensis (Australian Emperor) at Googong, NSW - 20 Feb 2020 by WHall
Cubicorhynchus maculatus (Spotted ground weevil) at Googong, NSW - 15 Feb 2020 by WHall
Notonectidae sp. (family) (Backswimmer) at Googong, NSW - 14 Feb 2020 by WHall
Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Googong, NSW - 14 Feb 2020 by WHall
Ephydridae sp. (family) (Shore Flies) at Googong, NSW - 14 Feb 2020 by WHall
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Yellow-rumped Thornbill) at Googong, NSW - 8 Feb 2020 by WHall
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Googong, NSW - 4 Feb 2020 by WHall
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Googong, NSW - 25 Jan 2020 by WHall
Chrysopidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Green lacewing) at Googong, NSW - 28 Dec 2019 by WHall
Poecilometis patruelis (Gum Tree Shield Bug) at Googong, NSW - 2 Sep 2019 by WHall

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Location information

Species information

  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Noxious or High Risk Weed or Pest

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 5 Aug 2020 03:22 PM Recorded on
  • WHall Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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