Sphex sp. (genus)

Unidentified Sphex digger wasp at Fyshwick, ACT

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Identification history

Sphex sp. (genus)	26 Jan 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Sphex sp. (genus)	6 Dec 2018	RogerF
Unverified	6 Dec 2018	Christine

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User's notes

About 25mm long, I watched it enter the hole several times, and each time it reversed out, carrying a small stone which it took a short distance from the hole.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Dec 2018 11:05 AM Recorded on
Christine Recorded by
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Insects Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Sphex sp. (genus) Scientific name
Unidentified Sphex digger wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 688.1m Recorded at altitude
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