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Ropalidia plebeiana

Small brown paper wasp at Spence, ACT

Ropalidia plebeiana at Spence, ACT - 23 May 2023
Ropalidia plebeiana at Spence, ACT - 23 May 2023
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Identification history

Ropalidia plebeiana 24 May 2023 SimoneC
Ropalidia plebeiana 24 May 2023 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 23 May 2023 Watermilli

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User's notes

Found in the backyard here by our 3 year old. The insect's body seems hairless. We think there is one pair of wings, and that it therefore is probably a wasp - a potter wasp perhaps?

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 23 May 2023 02:21 PM Recorded on
  • Watermilli Recorded by

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  • a leaf of plantain ('introduced' type) Associated plant
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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