Polistes (Polistes) chinensis

Asian paper wasp at Campbell, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.154328-35.298900
• Altitude 592.7m
• Maps Mount Pleasant Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
• Places Campbell, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 16 Oct 2024 01:43 PM Recorded on
• SteveBorkowskis Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Alive / healthy Animal health
• Verbascum thapsus subsp. thapsus Associated plant
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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
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