Ropalidia revolutionalis

Ropalidia revolutionalis
Ropalidia revolutionalis photographed in Brisbane, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Vespidae
Subfamily: Polistinae
Tribe: Ropalidiini
Genus: Ropalidia
Species:
R. revolutionalis
Binomial name
Ropalidia revolutionalis
(de Saussure, 1853)

Ropalidia revolutionalis, the stick-nest brown paper wasp, is a diurnal social wasp of the family Vespidae. They are known for the distinctive combs they make for their nests, and they have been found in Queensland, Australia in the areas of Brisbane and Townsville.[1][unreliable source] They are an independent founding wasp species, and they build new nests each spring.[2] They can be helpful because they control insect pests in gardens.[3]

  1. ^ Chew, Tony, Sandy, and Peter (2010). "Stick-Nest Brown Paper Wasp-Ropalidia revolutionalis".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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