Sighting 4361055
Bembix sp. (genus)
Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Acton, ACT
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| Bembix sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 9 Dec 2020 | |
| Unverified | WHall | 8 Dec 2020 |
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User's notes
The female wasp arrived at the hidden entrance to her burrow with her prey (Fly??), proceeded to open the burrow, entered and then emerged shortly thereafter, filled in the entrance to the burrow and departed. Presumably she laid an egg into the prey.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.108309-35.276892
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2020 02:03 PM Recorded on
- WHall Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Female Gender
- Egg laying Breeding behaviour
Collections
- WHall Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bembix sp. (genus) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- GPS evidence of location