Bembecinus

A sand wasp(genus) at Hackett, ACT

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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.

4 comments

   13 Mar 2020
This is a bee.
   17 May 2020
It is no bee that know of and the hind leg seems more wasp-like. I would think that a crabronid was a better guess, though the surface of the thorax seems to be smoother than I would have expected for Cerceris.
   17 May 2020
A follow up sighting 4259854 has just been posted with some additional images to help with identification.
   8 May 2021
Matches some images in ALA identified as Bembecinus. (That'll teach me to jump to conclusions.)

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 3 Mar 2020 11:19 AM Recorded on
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  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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Species information

  • Bembecinus Scientific name
  • A sand wasp(genus) Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 644.5m Recorded at altitude

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