Tachysphex sp. (genus)

Unidentified Tachysphex sand wasp at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.108849-35.278838
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 13 Jan 2020 12:00 AM Recorded on
• WHall Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Grasshopper which was the prey of the wasp. image included Associated Insect
• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Female Gender
• Burrow Breeding behaviour

Species information

• Tachysphex sp. (genus) Scientific name
• Unidentified Tachysphex sand wasp Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 607.8m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
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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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