Genus

Small Brown Paper Wasps

Ropalidia

5 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies)
FamilyVespidae (Hornets, Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps, and Allies)
GenusRopalidia (Small Brown Paper Wasps)

Species in this group

Ropalidia sumatrae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ropalidia plebeiana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ropalidia distigma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ropalidia taiwana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ropalidia socialistica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Small Brown Paper Wasps

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 5	~10%
	Ropalidia sumatrae			~10%
2	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	White-Faced Brown Paper Wasp			~10%
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Ropalidia distigma			~10%
4	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 5	~10%
	Ropalidia taiwana			~10%
5	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	Tree Brown Paper Wasp			~10%
6	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	White-Faced Brown Paper Wasp			~10%
7	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Ropalidia distigma			~10%
8	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	White-Faced Brown Paper Wasp			~10%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Ropalidia distigma			~10%
10	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Ropalidia distigma			~10%
11	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	~10%
	White-Faced Brown Paper Wasp			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 5	~20%
	Ropalidia sumatrae			~20%
2	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Ropalidia distigma			~10%
3	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	~10%
	Ropalidia distigma			~10%
4	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	<5%
	White-Faced Brown Paper Wasp			<5%
5	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 5	<5%
	Ropalidia sumatrae			<5%
6	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	<5%
	Ropalidia distigma			<5%

Small Brown Paper Wasps

Species in this group

Ropalidia sumatrae

White-Faced Brown Paper Wasp

Ropalidia distigma

Ropalidia taiwana

Tree Brown Paper Wasp

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Small Brown Paper Wasps

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked