Sighting 4245973
Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Page, ACT
Identification history
| Bembix sp. (genus) | 23 Dec 2019 | AlisonMilton | ||
| Amegilla sp. (genus) | 23 Dec 2019 | DonTaylor |
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User's notes
Intrigued as this type of Amegilla I have not seen before. Burrowing would indicate female, seems to have five bands though, and unusual yellow legs.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.045163-35.241112
- Places Page, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Dec 2019 02:41 PM Recorded on
- DonTaylor Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) DonTaylor Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Burrowing into firm and dry ground Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- 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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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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