Common Paper Wasp (species: Polistes humilis) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Polistes humilis
Common Paper Wasp


©John Tann: Common Paper Wasp (Polistes humilis)

©John Tann: Common Paper Wasp (Polistes humilis) with a yellow face

©John Tann: Common Paper Wasp (Polistes humilis) with a red and yellow face

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hymenoptera
Family Vespidae
Genus Polistes
Species Polistes humilis
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 1.5 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Behaviour

They build their nest out of grey wood fiber material, which is a mixture of their own saliva and wood. A colony can have up to 20 individuals, eggs are laid in separate cells keeping the larvae to themselves. Adults will tend to the larvae and feed them chewed-up insects. (Wikipedia)

Diet

This species is a native Australian wasp and is actually beneficial. It is known to eat non-native introduced species, thus reducing invasive species. (Wikipedia)

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