Polistes (Gyrostoma) schach

Paper Wasp at Sadliers Crossing, QLD

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Identification history

	Polistes (Gyrostoma) schach	27 Apr 2025	DiBickers
	Polistes (Polistes) chinensis	17 Feb 2022	Brosco

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Asian paper wasps nests, wasps attacked when accidentally disturbed.

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DiBickers wrote:

26 Feb 2025

By the looks this could be Polistes schach, but there isn’t a category option for me to select that as a Suggestion (& I’m new to NatureMapr so not sure how do that). These are Natives.

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Location information

Coordinates 152.748165 -27.610739
Places Sadliers Crossing, QLD

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
17 Feb 2022 10:10 AM Recorded on
Brosco Recorded by
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Brosco NatureMapr Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects Polistes (Gyrostoma) schach

Species information

Polistes (Gyrostoma) schach Scientific name
Paper Wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible

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