Sighting 4240324
Bembix sp. (genus)
1 Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Hackett, ACT
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| Bembix sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 7 Nov 2019 | |
| Bembix sp. (genus) | TimL | 7 Nov 2019 |
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User's notes
Several pairs of mating Sand Wasps were sighted on the road adjacent to ANBG's Red Centre. In this sequence the female has landed on the right of the first image. The male lands nearby before taking off and then approaches the female from the rear and hovers above her. Mating then occurs in the second image. The male then hovers above the female and lands. The female then flies off and lands a bit further away (fourth image) before the same male follows the female and the same mating sequence occurs again. This was repeated several times before both wasps left the area. This mating sequence appeared to be same for the other Sand Wasps sighted in this area.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107510-35.274752
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 5 Nov 2019 11:29 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bembix sp. (genus) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Bembix sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Bembix sand wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 985.65m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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6 / 7
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