Bembix sp. (genus)

Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Bembix sp. (genus)	22 Nov 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Bembix sp. (genus)	21 Nov 2019	TimL

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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
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Insects Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Mixed Gender
Breeding behaviour 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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