Sighting 4241191
Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Bembix sp. (genus) | 14 Nov 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Bembix sp. (genus) | 13 Nov 2019 | HelenCross |
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User's notes
These are many of these visiting the Leptospermum flowers at the Gardens at present (see sighting 4240285) and also mating and digging burrows at the Red Centre Garden. They are quite large and have a blue and black -striped abdomen
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.107334-35.274399
- Altitude 627.3m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 50 Abundance
- 11 Nov 2019 01:05 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
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Collections
HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bembix sp. (genus) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Nest building Breeding behaviour
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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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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