Sighting 4361970
Unidentified paper wasp at Molonglo Valley, ACT
Identification history
| Polistes sp. (genus) | 27 Apr 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus | 5 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus | 15 Dec 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 15 Dec 2020 | RodDeb |
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1 comment
DiBickers
wrote:
27 Apr 2025
I’m not convinced this is Polistes erythrinus as it lacks the solid black first gastral segment and the abdominal black & red is markedly less distinct in colour separation. The supra-cIypeal plate does appear to be dark but it could also be the forward shadows in the photo. I might drop this one back to Genus-level for now.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.069460-35.301443
- Altitude 571.1m
- Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Dec 2020 12:29 PM Recorded on
- RodDeb Recorded by
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Collections
RodDeb NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Polistes sp. (genus) Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Polistes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified paper wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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