Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Asian paper wasp at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 10 Mar 2024
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 10 Mar 2024
Request use of media

Identification history

Polistes (Polistes) chinensis 13 Mar 2024 SimoneC
Unidentified 11 Mar 2024 trevorpreston

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

Be the first to comment


Please Login or Register to comment.

Nearby sightings

Page 1 of 2 - image sightings only

Vittadinia muelleri (Narrow-leafed New Holland Daisy) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 21 Apr 2024 by JVR
Paropsisterna m-fuscum (Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 6 Mar 2024 by trevorpreston
Culladia cuneiferellus (Crambinae moth) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 6 Mar 2024 by trevorpreston
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 6 Mar 2024 by trevorpreston
Gonipterus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Weevil) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 6 Mar 2024 by trevorpreston
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 6 Mar 2024 by trevorpreston
Paropsis aspera (Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 6 Mar 2024 by trevorpreston
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 6 Mar 2024 by trevorpreston
Euops sp. (genus) (A leaf-rolling weevil) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 16 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
Galanga labeculata (Double-spotted cicada) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 16 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
Rayieria basifer (Braconid-mimic plant bug) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 16 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
Brunotartessus fulvus (Yellow-headed Leafhopper) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 16 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
Scutiphora pedicellata (Metallic Jewel Bug) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 16 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
Rhinotia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Rhinotia weevil) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 16 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at CHC100: Calvary Hospital Drain3 , Bruce - 16 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 16 Jan 2024 by trevorpreston
Paspalum dilatatum (Paspalum) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 13 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Gamochaeta sp. (Cudweed) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Chloris truncata (Windmill Grass) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Rumex brownii (Slender Dock) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Sonchus oleraceus (Annual Sowthistle) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Praxibulus sp. (genus) (A grasshopper) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Juncus subsecundus (Finger Rush) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Cyperus sphaeroideus (Scented Sedge) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Festuca arundinacea (Tall Fescue) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Rumex conglomeratus (Clustered Dock) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Hirschfeldia incana (Buchan Weed) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Erigeron sumatrensis (Tall Fleabane) at CHC100: Calvary Hospital Drain3 , Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Epilobium hirtigerum (Hairy Willowherb) at CHC100: Calvary Hospital Drain3 , Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Bruce, ACT - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Trifolium arvense (Haresfoot Clover) at Bruce, ACT - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted Line-Blue) at Bruce, ACT - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Oxalis exilis (Shady Wood Sorrel) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Plantago lanceolata (Ribwort Plantain, Lamb's Tongues) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Calomela curtisi (Acacia leaf beetle) at CHC100: Calvary Hospital Drain3 , Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Acacia parramattensis (Parramatta Green Wattle) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 8 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Billardiera heterophylla (Western Australian Bluebell Creeper) at Bruce, ACT - 3 Dec 2023 by lyndallh
Billardiera scandens (Hairy Apple Berry) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 3 Dec 2023 by lyndallh
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 3 Dec 2023 by lyndallh
Todiramphus sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 26 Nov 2023 by JVR
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 13 Nov 2023 by trevorpreston
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 13 Nov 2023 by trevorpreston
Atrapsalta furcilla (Southern Mountain Squeaker) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 13 Nov 2023 by trevorpreston
Centaurium sp. (Centaury) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 13 Nov 2023 by trevorpreston
Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana (Snowgrass) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 8 Nov 2023 by JVR
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta (Black-Anther Flax Lily) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by JVR
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by JVR
Hibbertia calycina (Lesser Guinea-flower) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by JVR
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by JVR
Cryptes baccatus (Wattle Tick Scale) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by JVR
Acacia decurrens (Green Wattle) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by JVR
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by JVR
Coryphistes ruricola (Bark-mimicking Grasshopper) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Oct 2023 by JVR
Hakea salicifolia (Willow-leaved Hakea) at Bruce, ACT - 18 Oct 2023 by JVR
Cerastium glomeratum (Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed) at Bruce, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Bruce, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Hibbertia calycina (Lesser Guinea-flower) at Bruce, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) at Bruce, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Bruce, ACT - 10 Sep 2023 by lyndallh
Daviesia ulicifolia subsp. ruscifolia (Broad-leaved Gorse Bitter Pea) at Bruce, ACT - 9 Sep 2023 by lyndallh
Hakea decurrens subsp. decurrens (Bushy Needlewood) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2023 by lyndallh
Juncus remotiflorus (A Rush) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2023 by lyndallh
Acacia howittii (Sticky Wattle) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2023 by lyndallh
Hibbertia calycina (Lesser Guinea-flower) at Bruce, ACT - 5 Sep 2023 by lyndallh
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha (Red Stringybark) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Aug 2023 by JVR
Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana (River She-Oak, River Oak) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Aug 2023 by JVR
Acacia howittii (Sticky Wattle) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Aug 2023 by JVR
Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Aug 2023 by JVR
Juliformia sp. (superorder) (A Juliform millipede) at Bruce, ACT - 12 Jul 2023 by trevorpreston
Truncospora ochroleuca at Bruce, ACT - 7 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
Anzoplana trilineata (A Flatworm) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Jun 2023 by trevorpreston
Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Helicoverpa punctigera (Native Budworm) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Cermatulus nasalis (Predatory shield bug, Glossy shield bug) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Amorbus alternatus (Eucalyptus Tip Bug) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Amorbus alternatus (Eucalyptus Tip Bug) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Torbia viridissima (Gum Leaf Katydid) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Amorbus sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus Tip bug) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Juncus usitatus (Common Rush) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Paropsis atomaria (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Fraxinus sp. (An Ash) at Bruce, ACT - 16 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Philobota undescribed species near arabella (A concealer moth) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2022 by michaelb
Hibbertia calycina (Lesser Guinea-flower) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2022 by michaelb
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2022 by michaelb

1  2 

Location information

Sighting information

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

Additional information

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

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,154,184 sightings of 19,955 species in 6,498 locations from 11,452 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.