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Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)
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MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
24 Feb 2026
probably Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Polistes sp. (genus)
MichaelBedingfield
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1 Dec 2025
Female
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Jennybach
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18 Oct 2025
Thanks
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
MichaelBedingfield
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18 Oct 2025
Female, sluggish after long winter.
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
MichaelBedingfield
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30 Sep 2025
Lisa, see the Friends of Grasslands newsletter, November 2023, page 6 :- https://www.fog.org.au/Newsletters/2023-11newsletter.pdf
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