Family Vespidae, subfamily Polistinae.
Paper wasps live in small colonies and build a papery nest out of masticated wood fibres. The nest is composed of a single layer of exposed cells attached to a waterproofed 'roof' hanging by a short stalk from a branch or twig in a shrub or tree, on a fence or under an eave. Nest removal is hazardous, as the occupants will aggressively defend it; the job is best left to an experienced operator.
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast | Greater Sydney | Central West NSW | Greater Melbourne
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AARON POLY 1 ANBG Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill City Renewal Authority Area Crace Grasslands Dickson Wetland Dickson Wetland Corridor Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor Flea Bog Flat, Bruce Ginninderry Conservation Corridor Griffith Woodland Gungaderra Grasslands Higgins Woodland Isabella Pond Jerrabomberra Wetlands Lake Ginninderra Lanyon - northern section Lyneham Ridge Lyneham Wetland Monash Grassland Mount Jerrabomberra O'Connor Ridge to Gungahlin Grasslands Pine Island to Point Hut Point Hut Pond QPRC LGA Stranger Pond Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland Umbagong District Park Upper Stranger Pond Watson Green Space West Belconnen PondSurvey points
CCG100: Woodland Dam Crace Grassland (CR_2) Croke Place Grassland (CPG) Emu Creek Belconnen (ECB) Monash Grassland (MGE) Pollinator-friendly garden ConderPlaces
Acton, ACT Amaroo, ACT Belconnen, ACT Bonython, ACT Braidwood, NSW Bruce, ACT Campbell, ACT Casey, ACT Conder, ACT Crace, ACT Dickson, ACT Downer, ACT Dunlop, ACT Evatt, ACT Forde, ACT Fyshwick, ACT Gordon, ACT Greenway, ACT Griffith, ACT Hackett, ACT Hawker, ACT Higgins, ACT Hughes, ACT Hume, ACT Isabella Plains, ACT Jerrabomberra, ACT Jerrabomberra, NSW Kaleen, ACT Karabar, NSW Latham, ACT Lyneham, ACT Macgregor, ACT McKellar, ACT Melba, ACT Mitchell, ACT Monash, ACT Ngunnawal, ACT Page, ACT Phillip, ACT Pialligo, ACT Queanbeyan, NSW Strathnairn, ACT Symonston, ACT Tharwa, ACT Tuggeranong DC, ACT Wallaroo, NSW Watson, ACT