Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Asian paper wasp at Griffith Woodland

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis at Griffith Woodland - 11 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis 29 Dec 2023 SimoneC
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis 11 Jan 2022 AlexKirk
Polistes (Polistella) humilis 11 Jan 2022 Amata
Polistes (Polistella) humilis 11 Jan 2022 AlexKirk

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waltraud wrote:
   29 Dec 2023
Looks like Polistes gallicus which I know from Europe or P. chinensis which looks similar.

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Calliphora vicina (European bluebottle) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Trigonidium sp. (genus) (A Sword-tail Cricket) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Miridae (family) (Unidentified plant bug) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Oxyopes sp. (genus) (Lynx spider) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 18 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Griffith Woodland (GRW) - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Melangyna viridiceps (Hover fly) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Helicoverpa (genus) (A bollworm) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Austrotephritis sp. (genus) (Fruit fly or Seed fly) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Syrphini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by JodieR
Linum marginale (Native Flax) at Griffith, ACT - 13 Oct 2023 by AlexKirk
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Griffith, ACT - 4 Aug 2023 by AlexKirk
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at Griffith, ACT - 26 Jun 2023 by AlexKirk
Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Griffith, ACT - 1 Dec 2022 by AlexKirk
Homotrysis sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle) at Griffith, ACT - 23 Nov 2022 by AlexKirk
Schoenus apogon (Common Bog Sedge) at Griffith, ACT - 23 Nov 2022 by AlexKirk
Bromus hordeaceus (A Soft Brome) at Griffith, ACT - 18 Nov 2022 by ianandlibby1
Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at Griffith, ACT - 4 Nov 2022 by AlexKirk
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Griffith, ACT - 30 Oct 2022 by AlexKirk
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Griffith, ACT - 8 May 2022 by ianandlibby1
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Griffith, ACT - 28 Jan 2022 by AlexKirk
Erigeron sp. (Fleabanes) at Griffith, ACT - 18 Jan 2022 by ianandlibby1
Calocephalus citreus (Lemon Beauty Heads) at Griffith, ACT - 13 Jan 2022 by AlexKirk
Gamochaeta purpurea (Purple Cudweed) at Griffith, ACT - 31 Dec 2021 by AlexKirk
Gamochaeta impatiens (A cudweed) at Griffith, ACT - 15 Nov 2021 by AlexKirk
Centaurium sp. (Centaury) at Griffith, ACT - 24 Oct 2021 by AlexKirk
Calotis lappulacea (Yellow Burr Daisy) at Griffith, ACT - 7 Oct 2021 by ianandlibby1
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Griffith, ACT - 1 Oct 2021 by ianandlibby1
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Griffith, ACT - 26 Sep 2021 by ianandlibby1
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle, Lightwood) at Griffith, ACT - 10 Sep 2021 by CCMB
Acacia covenyi (Blue Bush) at Griffith, ACT - 10 Sep 2021 by CCMB
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Griffith, ACT - 10 Sep 2021 by CCMB
Acacia vestita (Hairy Wattle) at Griffith, ACT - 10 Sep 2021 by CCMB
Solanum cinereum (Narrawa Burr) at Griffith, ACT - 26 Feb 2021 by AlexKirk
Chondrilla juncea (Skeleton Weed) at Griffith, ACT - 26 Feb 2021 by AlexKirk
Phylloporus sp. (Phylloporus sp.) at Griffith, ACT - 24 Feb 2021 by ianandlibby1
Erigeron sp. (Fleabanes) at Griffith, ACT - 20 Feb 2021 by ianandlibby1
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Griffith, ACT - 12 Jan 2021 by AlexKirk
Psilosticha absorpta (Fine-waved Bark Moth) at Griffith, ACT - 16 Dec 2020 by AlexKirk
Nassella neesiana (Chilean Needlegrass) at Griffith, ACT - 25 Nov 2020 by ianandlibby1
Bromus hordeaceus (A Soft Brome) at Griffith, ACT - 21 Nov 2020 by ianandlibby1
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Griffith, ACT - 28 Oct 2020 by AlexKirk
Briza maxima (Quaking Grass, Blowfly Grass) at Griffith, ACT - 26 Oct 2020 by ianandlibby1
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (Jersey Cudweed) at Griffith, ACT - 18 Oct 2020 by AlexKirk
Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass) at Griffith, ACT - 18 Oct 2020 by AlexKirk
Cotula australis (Common Cotula, Carrot Weed) at Griffith, ACT - 5 Oct 2020 by AlexKirk
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Griffith, ACT - 1 Sep 2020 by AlexKirk
Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Griffith, ACT - 23 Jul 2020 by AlexKirk
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Griffith, ACT - 13 May 2020 by AlexKirk
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Griffith, ACT - 7 May 2020 by AlexKirk
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Griffith, ACT - 28 Feb 2020 by ianandlibby1
Vittadinia gracilis (New Holland Daisy) at Griffith, ACT - 25 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Griffith, ACT - 17 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk
Synemon plana (Golden Sun Moth) at Griffith, ACT - 16 Nov 2019 by roymcd
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Griffith, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by roymcd
Anthosachne scabra (Common Wheat-grass) at Griffith, ACT - 6 Nov 2019 by AlexKirk
Erodium brachycarpum (Heronsbill) at Griffith, ACT - 2 Oct 2019 by ianandlibby1
Crassula sieberiana (Austral Stonecrop) at Griffith, ACT - 12 Sep 2019 by AlexKirk
Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor (Hoary Sunray) at Griffith, ACT - 30 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Griffith, ACT - 9 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk
Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Griffith, ACT - 7 Aug 2019 by ianandlibby1
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Griffith, ACT - 6 Aug 2019 by AlexKirk
Cracticus torquatus (Grey Butcherbird) at Griffith, ACT - 22 Jul 2019 by roymcd
Ehrharta erecta (Panic Veldtgrass) at Griffith Woodland - 21 Jul 2019 by AlexKirk
Trifolium sp. (Clover) at Griffith, ACT - 3 Jun 2019 by AlexKirk
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Griffith, ACT - 15 May 2019 by AlexKirk
Parasola sp. (genus) (An Inkcap) at Griffith, ACT - 24 Apr 2019 by AlexKirk
Euchiton sphaericus (star cudweed) at Griffith, ACT - 23 Apr 2019 by AlexKirk
Cynodon dactylon (Couch Grass) at Griffith, ACT - 2 Apr 2019 by ianandlibby1
Camponotus consobrinus (Banded sugar ant) at Griffith, ACT - 24 Mar 2019 by ianandlibby1
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Griffith, ACT - 8 Mar 2019 by AlexKirk
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at Griffith, ACT - 15 Jan 2019 by AlexKirk
Einadia nutans subsp. nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at Griffith, ACT - 16 Dec 2018 by ianandlibby1
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Griffith, ACT - 15 Dec 2018 by AlexKirk
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Griffith, ACT - 11 Dec 2018 by RWPurdie
Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Griffith, ACT - 11 Nov 2018 by roymcd

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 11 Jan 2022 04:53 PM Recorded on
  • AlexKirk Recorded by

Additional information

  • Close to the ground in dense area of tall spear & kangaroo grass Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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