Asian Paper Wasp

Polistes chinensis (Fabricius 1793)

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Polistes chinensis (Asian Paper Wasp) is a species of Hymenoptera in the family Eumenidae. They visit flowers of sweet fennel, Leucopogon fasciculatus, common borage, and Lemon myrtle. They are diurnal.

URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.

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EOL has data for 14 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Miomantis caffra Saussure 1871 (African Mantis)
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Miomantis caffra Saussure 1871 (African Mantis)
behavioral circadian rhythm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001502
- Definition: Any measurable or observable behavioral characteristic related to a daily biological activity cycle.
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diurnal
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
- Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel)
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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New Zealand
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2186224
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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temperate
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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preys on
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002439
- Definition: An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members
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Clitarchus hookeri (White & A. 1846) (Smooth Stick Insect)
visits
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002618
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Daucus carota L. (Queen Anne's lace)
visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Carpobrotus glaucescens (Haw.) Schwant. (Angular Sea-fig)

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Asian Paper Wasp. View this species on GBIF

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Asian Paper Wasp includes 1 child:

Polistes chinensis antennalis Perkins 1905