Sighting 4469348
European Paper Wasp at Coburg, VIC
Identification history
| Polistes (Polistes) dominula | Yesterday | DiBickers | ||
| Polistes (Polistes) chinensis | 9 Feb 2023 | WaspsInTown | ||
| Unverified | 9 Feb 2023 | WaspsInTown |
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User's notes
The Wasp was seemingly unable to fly, as it would climb the walls of my shed then fall with futile bouts of flapping its wings.
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Location information
- Places Coburg, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- WaspsInTown Recorded by
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WaspsInTown NatureMapr Greater Melbourne Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- No plant present, wasp was observed in my shed. Associated plant
- Indeterminate small black insects with wings were sighted within vicinity of the Wasp. Associated Insect
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Polistes (Polistes) dominula Scientific name
- European Paper Wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Minor weed or pest
- Machine learning
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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