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Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus

Red paper wasp at Paddys River, ACT

Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus at Paddys River, ACT - 16 Jan 2019
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Polistes (Gyrostoma) erythrinus 10 May 2019 KimPullen
Polistes sp. (genus) 13 Mar 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Polistes sp. (genus) 29 Jan 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Polistes (Polistella) humilis 28 Jan 2019 MichaelBedingfield

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On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.

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KimPullen wrote:
   29 Jan 2019
This may be Polistes erythrinus, which in the ACT occurs along the Murrumbidgee River but apparently not in Canberra itself. Needs checking.

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