Sphex sp. (genus)

Unidentified Sphex digger wasp at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Sphex sp. (genus)	14 Jan 2018	KimPullen
Sphex sp. (genus)	13 Jan 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	22 Dec 2017	zebras

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User's notes

Is this a wasp? This insect was clearing a burrow carrying a ball of earth out backwards then returning. Found in Hughes next to the red hill reserve.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

15 Jan 2018

Yes it is a wasp that stings and paralyses its prey in which it lays its eggs and then buries

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098661 -35.328464
Altitude 625.3m
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
22 Dec 2017 12:07 PM Recorded on
zebras Recorded by
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) zebras 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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