Ropalidia plebeiana

Small brown paper wasp at Calwell, ACT

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Identification history

Ropalidia plebeiana	27 Mar 2023	SimoneC
Apocrita (suborder)	23 Mar 2023	SimoneC
Unidentified	22 Mar 2023	JSR73

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Updated: I had added a picture of one of the wasps. They are very small, perhaps 10 - 15mm in length. One stung my wife on her finger. I think these are a wasp of some kind? The appear all black or very dark. Cannot make out any orange or yellow markings. I can make out raked back wings. They are high up under the eave of our multi story house so I cannot get any closer to inspect, the picture is zoomed in from the ground. I haven't seen any flying at all or buzzing around, just walking around the nest. Looks like a mud type substance. Location is Tuggeranong, ACT.

3 comments

SimoneC wrote:

23 Mar 2023

Looks like some sort of paper wasp but the images aren’t clear enough for a firm ID

JSR73 wrote:

27 Mar 2023

Thanks SimoneC. I have added a close up picture of one of them. Like you we think it's a paper wasp of some kind.

SimoneC wrote:

27 Mar 2023

Thanks for the close up, definitely a small brown paper wasp

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Location information

Places Calwell, ACT

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
JSR73 Recorded by
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) JSR73 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

No plants, on house wall under the eaves. Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Unknown Gender
Nest building Breeding behaviour
Alive / healthy Animal health
True Wasp nest present

Species information

Ropalidia plebeiana Scientific name
Small brown paper wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 702.4m Recorded at altitude
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