Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Asian paper wasp at Monash Grassland (MGE)

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.081087-35.420701
• Maps Monash Grassland Isabella Pond Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland
• Places Monash, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 20 Feb 2024 10:06 AM Recorded on
• MichaelMulvaney Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) MichaelMulvaney Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Senecio quadridentalis Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• True Pollinator Insect on Flower

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
• Machine learning
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