Sighting 4544300
Polistes sp. (genus)
Unidentified paper wasp at Allynbrook, NSW
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| Polistes sp. (genus) | DiBickers | 15 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | Pk13342 | 14 Jan 2024 |
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User's notes
Faint horizontal stripe on body
Not aggressive
Nest not hanging from a single attachment as in paper wasp but joined along one side
Can build to large size on trunk of tree
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Location information
- Coordinates 151.521344-32.337739
- Places Allynbrook, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 14 Jan 2024 12:25 PM Recorded on
- Pk13342 Recorded by
- Not feeding Associated plant
- No Associated animal
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Nest present
Collections
- Pk13342 NatureMapr Hunter Region Polistes sp. (genus) Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Polistes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified paper wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794.8m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location