Sighting 4252164
Bembecinus sp. (genus)
A sand wasp at Hackett, ACT
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| Bembecinus sp. (genus) | KimPullen | 8 May 2021 | |
| Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families) | MichaelBedingfield | 6 Jun 2020 | |
| Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) bicingulatum | MichaelMulvaney | 16 May 2020 | |
| Cerceris (genus) | TimL | 8 Mar 2020 |
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User's notes
Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.
4 comments
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.)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107845-35.273967
- Altitude 636.2m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2020 11:19 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bembecinus sp. (genus) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Bembecinus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A sand wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 644.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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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