Sighting 4567610
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Asian paper wasp at West Belconnen Pond
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| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | SimoneC | 20 Apr 2024 | |
| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | Christine | 20 Apr 2024 |
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I seem to be seeing numbers of these wherever I go in Canberra at the moment. It says minor pest. When do they become an invasive species? I will put two more sightings for this species at this site at three spots over about half a km walk, but they were seen constantly throughout the site.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.014552-35.191242
- Maps West Belconnen Pond
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 19 Apr 2024 11:51 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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
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