Sighting 4366082
Bembix sp. (genus)
Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Flynn, ACT
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| Bembix sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Jan 2021 | |
| Bembix sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | Rosie | 9 Jan 2021 |
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The wasp was flying over recently exposed soil. It sometimes seemed to eat or check out soil particles. It returned to the same spot and began digging. It made a pile of damper, loose particles. It was working from in the hole though I didn't see it leave. he hole became blocked.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.044663-35.202382
- Places Flynn, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Jan 2021 03:58 PM Recorded on
- Rosie Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
- Unknown Gender
- Burrow Breeding behaviour
Collections
- Rosie 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
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5 / 7
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location