Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Asian paper wasp at Monash, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.080556-35.420833
• Altitude 585.0m
• Maps Monash Grassland Isabella Pond Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland
• Places Monash, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 5 Mar 2022 10:49 AM Recorded on
• SRoss Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• unidentified grass Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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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