Sighting 4721701
Polistes sp. (genus)
Unidentified paper wasp at Evatt, ACT
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| Polistes sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Feb 2026 | |
| Polistes sp. (genus) | rbannister | 24 Feb 2026 |
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User's notes
Two nests, both built over the last few months, either side of a window (~1.5m apart).
Interesting behaviour - some wasps on the nest appeared to be fighting (wrestling, abdomen flexing, shaking wings). I also haven't seen the swarming behaviour here previously.
Possibly a different colony or species here to the usual - I remember them being more coppery brown. Unfortunately I can't find a good photo of the nest previously to compare. There is a third nest elsewhere on the house that is business as usual, built around the same time, but I'm not sure enough on my wasp ID to say they weren't always different species.
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Location information
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- rbannister Recorded by
- Other Paper wasp species? Associated animal
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Yes Nest present
Collections
- rbannister NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects Polistes sp. (genus)
Species information
- Polistes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified paper wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794.8m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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