Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Asian paper wasp at QPRC LGA

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.238634-35.346123
• Altitude 602.0m
• Places Queanbeyan East, NSW

Sighting information

• 10 Abundance
• 13 May 2024 01:15 PM Recorded on
• clarehoneydove Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) clarehoneydove Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• True Wasp nest present

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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