Sighting 4242566
Bembix sp. (genus)
Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Hackett, ACT
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| Bembix sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Nov 2019 | |
| Bembix sp. (genus) | TimL | 21 Nov 2019 |
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User's notes
Part of a mating sequence. The female is on the flower and the male is seen entering from the right of the third image. Like all things with these wasps, mating occurred at high speed and I wasn't able to get the image.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.106872-35.274595
- Altitude 626.3m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 20 Nov 2019 11:35 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed 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
Quality score
7 / 7
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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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