Polistes sp. (genus)

Unidentified paper wasp at Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

	Polistes sp. (genus)	5 May 2025	DiBickers
	Unverified	4 May 2025	KylieWaldon

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these wasps kept coming back and hovering round my magnolia leaves and old seed heads. If they landed they landed on the leaves, but didn't seem to be doing anything.

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Location information

Coordinates 146.880823 -36.143064
Maps Wodonga
Places Wodonga, VIC

Sighting information

5 Abundance
27 Apr 2025 02:18 PM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon NatureMapr Albury, Wodonga Latest Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

magnolia Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size

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
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