Polistes (Polistella) humilis

Common Paper Wasp at Higgins, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.029514-35.238214
• Altitude 733.2m
• Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

• 15 Abundance
• 24 Feb 2025 12:36 PM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Nest building Breeding behaviour
• Alive / healthy Animal health
• True Nest present

Species information

• Polistes (Polistella) humilis Scientific name
• Common Paper Wasp Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 3648.9m Recorded at altitude
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