Ropalidia plebeiana

Small brown paper wasp at Cook, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.075278-35.266944
• Maps Aranda Bushland
• Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

• 16 - 100 Abundance
• 12 Jan 2026 08:50 AM Recorded on
• CathB Recorded by

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

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

• Ropalidia plebeiana Scientific name
• Small brown paper wasp Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 702.4m Recorded at altitude
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