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The first exotic wasp recorded in New Zealand was the Australian paper wasp in Northland in the 1880s. The German wasp arrived with aeroplane parts shipped from Britain after World War II, and the common wasp turned up in the 1970s. The last wasp to arrive was the Asian paper wasp, first found near Auckland in 1979. Today, common and German wasps are widespread throughout New Zealand. Common wasps reach their highest densities in honeydew beech forest, where they have largely displaced German wasps. The Asian paper wasp is still extending its range, while the Australian paper wasp remains confined to the north of

the North Island.
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Source Australian paper wasp. (Polistes humilis)
Author Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand
Camera location35° 54′ 27.28″ S, 174° 27′ 04.23″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bernard Spragg at https://flickr.com/photos/88123769@N02/13506671374. It was reviewed on 14 January 2017 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero.

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