Sighting 4190460
Sphex sp. (genus)
Unidentified Sphex digger wasp at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Sphex sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 15 Mar 2019 | |
| Sphex sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 26 Jan 2019 | |
| Unverified | RogerH | 25 Jan 2019 |
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User's notes
Appeared to be excavating hole in ground. In Eucalyptus benthamii forest, National Arboretum Canberra. Made several entrances into hole, backing out and seemed to cast something small behind it once outside the hole.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.066223-35.288204
- Altitude 660.0m
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Jan 2019 10:35 AM Recorded on
- RogerH Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- RogerH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sphex sp. (genus) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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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Record quality
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5 / 7
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