Polistes (Polistella) humilis

Common Paper Wasp at Splitters Creek, NSW

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Identification history

	Polistes (Polistella) humilis	5 Mar 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	20 Feb 2021	KylieWaldon

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Paper wasp? This dinnerplate sized nest was stuck on the underside of a huge branch on a huge old gum tree that has had many limbs broken off. I didn't realise they nested on gums. I thought they only put nests on houses!

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80 Abundance
20 Feb 2021 08:09 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

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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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