Sighting 4565620
Vespula germanica or Vespula vulgaris at Molonglo River Reserve
Identification history
| Vespula (Genus) | 5 Apr 2025 | DiBickers | ||
| Vespula germanica | 9 Apr 2024 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Vespula germanica | 8 Apr 2024 | SteveBorkowskis |
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User's notes
Nest located in a hole in the river bank approx 10 metres from the water. Has also been recorded on EWasp app
1 comment
DiBickers
wrote:
5 Apr 2025
Unable to determine Species-level ID without a clear side-view of the head & thorax, so I will need to move this back to Genus-level.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.033097-35.286725
- Altitude 509.8m
- Maps Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Whitlam, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 8 Apr 2024 10:15 AM Recorded on
- SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
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Collections
SteveBorkowskis NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- True Wasp nest present
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- False Pollinator Insect on Flower
Species information
- Vespula (Genus) Scientific name
- Vespula germanica or Vespula vulgaris Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Unknown
- Up to 591.92m Recorded at altitude
- 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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