Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Asian paper wasp at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.086813-35.251001
• Altitude 656.0m
• Maps Flea Bog Flat, Bruce Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
• Places Bruce, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 10 Mar 2024 11:50 AM Recorded on
• trevorpreston Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) trevorpreston

Additional information

• Gum tree Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

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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