Sighting 4438513
Polistes
Unidentified paper wasp (genus) at Acton, ACT
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| Polistes | MichaelMulvaney | 12 Jul 2022 | |
| Polistes | MichaelBedingfield | 12 Jul 2022 | |
| Unverified | KMcCue | 11 Jul 2022 |
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User's notes
I assume this was a wasp nest, rather than a multi-tubed miniature missile launcher. No sight of an adult.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.101975-35.281147
- Altitude 647.5m
- Maps ANBG South Annex
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Jun 2022 09:42 AM Recorded on
- KMcCue Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- KMcCue Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Polistes sp. (genus) Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Polistes Scientific name
- Unidentified paper wasp (genus) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794.8m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- GPS evidence of location
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species