Sighting 4550451
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Common Paper Wasp at Lyons, ACT
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| Polistes (Polistella) humilis | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Sep 2025 | |
| Unverified | ran452 | 4 Feb 2024 |
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Wasp and insect. Wasp may not have been aware of caterpillar approach. In the end the caterpillar dropped off the grass.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074284-35.338500
- Places Lyons, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2024 09:58 AM Recorded on
- ran452 Recorded by
- Grass Associated plant
- Caterpillar Associated animal
- Less than 5mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- ran452 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Polistes (Polistella) humilis Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Polistes (Polistella) humilis Scientific name
- Common Paper Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 3648.9m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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