Sighting 4662502
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Asian paper wasp at Dunlop, ACT
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| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | 17 Apr 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Unverified | 17 Apr 2025 | Thurstan |
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User's notes
there were lots of these guys flying around a dead bush: perhaps their nest was nearby
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.018327-35.187668
- Altitude 568.0m
- Maps West Belconnen Pond
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 17 Apr 2025 02:43 PM Recorded on
- Thurstan Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Thurstan NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands 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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Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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