Sighting 4571252
Vespula germanica
European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
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| Vespula germanica | MichaelBedingfield | 15 May 2024 | |
| Vespula germanica | BethanyDunne | 14 May 2024 |
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User's notes
Heaps of wasps going in amd out of this hole, presumably a nest. Will report to the ranger.
3 comments
15 May 2024
Hi Bethany, there is no image of the insect, are you confident they were European wasps?
15 May 2024
Yes, 100% but happy to leave it unidentified, I've told the ranger. Maybe better reporting via eWasp.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.895143-35.458710
- Altitude 880.0m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 12 May 2024 10:05 AM Recorded on
- BethanyDunne Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Yes Nest present
- No Insect on a flower
Collections
- BethanyDunne Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Vespula germanica Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Vespula germanica Scientific name
- European Wasp, German Yellowjacket Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1526m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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