Sighting 4737762
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Asian paper wasp at Macgregor, ACT
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| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | MichaelBedingfield | 2 hrs ago | |
| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | CarbonAI | 2 hrs ago | |
| Unverified | LadyCosmicJane | 2 hrs ago |
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2 hrs ago
Hi LadyCosmicJane, thanks for your sighting. Your sighting contains 2 species. Can you please make the moth a separate sighting. Click on the 3 dots at the top of the page, then 'Edit'. Then click on the 3 dots again then Duplicate.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.999175-35.208503
- Altitude 556.0m
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 hrs ago Recorded on
- LadyCosmicJane Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- LadyCosmicJane NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest 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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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