Asian paper wasp
Polistes chinensis Fabricius
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Size range
- Medium–sized insects, 12–15 mm long
Distribution
- Accidentally introduced. Now found as far south as Otago
Life History
- Can sting
- Nests are small, umbrella shaped, attached by a short stalk to tree or overhanging eaves of house
- Flies with hind legs dangling
- Eats caterpillars, nectar, honeydew and fruit
