Sighting 4640904
Polistes (Polistella) humilis
Common Paper Wasp at Burnside, QLD
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| Polistes (Polistella) humilis | DiBickers | 5 Apr 2025 | |
| Polistes (Polistella) humilis | clarehoneydove | 24 Jan 2025 |
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1 comment
5 Apr 2025
Dark propodeum with longitudinal yellow stripes, the yellow bands on the gaster & the less-distinct spots on the wings are all good indicators that this is Polistes humilis ssp. synoecus (often confused with Polistes stigma).
Location information
- Places Burnside, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- clarehoneydove NatureMapr Polistes (Polistella) humilis Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Polistes (Polistella) humilis Scientific name
- Common Paper Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 3648.9m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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