Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Asian paper wasp at Monash, ACT

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis at Monash, ACT - 5 Mar 2022
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis at Monash, ACT - 5 Mar 2022
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Identification history

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis 6 Mar 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 6 Mar 2022 SRoss

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Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen) at Monash, ACT - 10 Nov 2024 by MB
Microcarbo melanoleucos (Little Pied Cormorant) at Monash, ACT - 10 Nov 2024 by MB
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Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Yellow-rumped Thornbill) at Isabella Pond - 22 Mar 2024 by RodDeb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Monash, ACT - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Dasytinae (subfamily) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Monash, ACT - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis (Asian paper wasp) at Monash Grassland (MGE) - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Monash Grassland (MGE) - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Monash Grassland (MGE) - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Monash Grassland (MGE) - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Thysanoptera (order) (Thrips) at Monash, ACT - 19 Feb 2024 by MichaelMulvaney
Delma inornata (Olive Legless-lizard) at Monash, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by ExcitedEcologist
Delma inornata (Olive Legless-lizard) at Monash, ACT - 13 Oct 2023 by AndyRoo
Plantago varia (Native Plaintain) at Monash, ACT - 12 Oct 2023 by AndyRoo
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at Monash, ACT - 12 Oct 2023 by AndyRoo
Cygnus atratus (Black Swan) at Monash, ACT - 30 Sep 2023 by RodDeb
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Yellow-rumped Thornbill) at Monash, ACT - 31 May 2023 by RodDeb
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Monash, ACT - 24 Feb 2023 by pixelnips
Argiope trifasciata (Banded orb weaver) at Monash, ACT - 11 Feb 2023 by ExcitedEcologist
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at Monash, ACT - 25 Oct 2022 by ExcitedEcologist
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at Monash, ACT - 25 Oct 2022 by ExcitedEcologist
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Monash, ACT - 24 Oct 2022 by ExcitedEcologist
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe) at Monash, ACT - 24 Sep 2022 by RodDeb
Lycosidae (family) (Unidentified wolf spider) at Monash, ACT - 10 Mar 2022 by RodDeb
Macrolepiota dolichaula (Macrolepiota dolichaula) at Monash, ACT - 5 Mar 2022 by SRoss
Panicum effusum (Hairy Panic Grass) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Chloris truncata (Windmill Grass) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Eragrostis trachycarpa (Rough-grain Lovegrass) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Austrostipa bigeniculata (Kneed Speargrass) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Grona varians (Slender Tick-Trefoil) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Stylidium graminifolium (grass triggerplant) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Leptorhynchos squamatus subsp. squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Caesia calliantha (Blue Grass-lily) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Dichelachne sp. (Plume Grasses) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2021 by AndyRoo
Accipiter cirrocephalus (Collared Sparrowhawk) at Monash, ACT - 28 Nov 2021 by RodDeb
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Pultenaea procumbens (Bush Pea) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Leptorhynchos squamatus subsp. squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Luzula densiflora (Dense Wood-rush) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Plantago varia (Native Plaintain) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Caesia calliantha (Blue Grass-lily) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Glyphipterix (genus) (A sedge moth) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Wahlenbergia luteola (Yellowish Bluebell) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Epilobium sp. (A Willow Herb) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Anthosachne scabra (Common Wheat-grass) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta (Black-Anther Flax Lily) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Melichrus urceolatus (Urn Heath) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Leptorhynchos squamatus subsp. squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Lolium arundinaceum (Tall Fescue) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Wahlenbergia capillaris (Tufted Bluebell) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Tephritidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Fruit or Seed fly) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Ischnura heterosticta (Common Bluetail Damselfly) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Acaena x ovina (Sheep's Burr) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Poa sieberiana (Poa Tussock) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Wahlenbergia luteola (Yellowish Bluebell) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Rhipidura leucophrys (Willie Wagtail) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Cheilanthes sieberi (Rock Fern) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Pimelea curviflora (Curved Rice-flower) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Pimelea curviflora (Curved Rice-flower) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by AndyRoo
Euphorbia oblongata (Egg-leaf Spurge) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by JanetRussell
Plantago varia (Native Plaintain) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by JanetRussell
Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by JanetRussell
Wahlenbergia capillaris (Tufted Bluebell) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by JanetRussell
Ommatoiulus moreleti (Portuguese Millipede) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by JanetRussell
Moraea setifolia (Thread Iris) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by JanetRussell
Crassula sieberiana (Austral Stonecrop) at Monash, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by JanetRussell
Ommatoiulus moreleti (Portuguese Millipede) at Monash, ACT - 21 Oct 2021 by RodDeb
Ardea alba (Great Egret) at Monash, ACT - 7 Oct 2021 by MB
Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven) at Monash, ACT - 28 Sep 2021 by RodDeb
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Little Black Cormorant) at Monash, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 by JohnBundock
Petrochelidon ariel (Fairy Martin) at Monash, ACT - 26 Aug 2021 by RodDeb
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa (Yellow-rumped Thornbill) at Monash, ACT - 18 Jul 2021 by RodDeb
Sturnus vulgaris (Common Starling) at Monash, ACT - 4 Oct 2020 by RodDeb
Scolopendromorpha (order) (A centipede) at Monash, ACT - 4 Oct 2020 by RodDeb
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Monash, ACT - 14 May 2020 by MichaelMulvaney
Carduelis carduelis (European Goldfinch) at Monash, ACT - 29 Dec 2019 by RodDeb
Hirundo neoxena (Welcome Swallow) at Monash, ACT - 29 Dec 2019 by RodDeb
Caesia calliantha (Blue Grass-lily) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2016 by gregbaines
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Monash, ACT - 8 Dec 2016 by gregbaines
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Monash, ACT - 9 Jun 2016 by MichaelMulvaney

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 5 Mar 2022 10:49 AM Recorded on
  • SRoss Recorded by

Additional information

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

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