Asian Paper Wasp
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| Scientific name | Polistes chinensis |
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| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Higher classification | Polistes |
| Order | Hymenopterans |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 2115189 |
About Asian Paper Wasp
Polistes chinensis is a polistine vespid wasp in the cosmopolitan genus Polistes, and is commonly known as the Asian, Chinese or Japanese paper wasp. It is found in East Asia, in particular China and Japan. The subspecies P. chinensis antennalis is an invasive species in New Zealand, having arrived in 1979.
Asian paper wasp Photos
