Sighting 4561843
Polistes (Polistes) chinensis
Asian paper wasp at Berry, NSW
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| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | DiBickers | 12 Apr 2025 | |
| Polistes sp. (genus) | donhe | 22 Mar 2024 | |
| Unverified | Megan123 | 21 Mar 2024 |
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1 comment
12 Apr 2025
2nd photo shows a clear view of the abdomen & there’s a reasonably clear-enough photo of one wasp facing the camera in the 3rd photo to see the detail on mesoscutum so I can rule-out Polistes dominula & verify this as Polistes chinensis.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.688578-34.778170
- Places Berry, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 21 Mar 2024 12:38 PM Recorded on
- Megan123 Recorded by
- Resting Insect behaviour on flower
- Yes Nest present
- ornamental grapevine Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
Collections
- Megan123 NatureMapr South Coast Polistes (Polistes) chinensis Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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