Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Asian paper wasp at Ngunnawal, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.098690-35.174925
• Altitude 626.0m
• Places Ngunnawal, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 10 Mar 2023 02:07 PM Recorded on
• Thurstan Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• ? Associated plant
• 5mm to 12mm 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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