What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Arabian paper wasp been recorded?

Polistes wattii occurrence evidence comes from 120 records in 9 countries and territories, from 1985 to 2026. Most records come from Uzbekistan.

InsectaHymenopteraEumenidaePolistes

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

120 records across 9 countries and territories, 1985–2026.

Polistes wattii · GBIF taxon key 1310601

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.

7 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19852026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Arabian paper wasp has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Arabian paper wasp. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Uzbekistan 78
Iran 24
Oman 7
United Arab Emirates 3
Iraq 3
India 2
Mauritius 1
Nepal 1
Pakistan 1

Related animals

Others in the family Eumenidae.

Paper wasp
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77 records
Caribbean Paper Wasp
Caribbean Paper Wasp
76 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.