Sighting 4411724
Sericophorus sp. (genus)
Sand wasp at Acton, ACT
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| Sericophorus sp. (genus) | Amata | 7 Dec 2021 | |
| Sericophorus sp. (genus) | Amata | 7 Dec 2021 | |
| Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) | Roger | 7 Dec 2021 |
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User's notes
I found this little native wasp at the Red centre at the ANBG. I think he had been hit by one of the many Bembix wasps that were flying around.
3 comments
7 Dec 2021
It is a crabronid wasp, one of the closest relatives to bees. Exactly which genus and species I can't say.
7 Dec 2021
Thanks Michael My first thought was a wasp but after looking at it in Lightroom and seeing the amount of hairs on it I changed my mind to thinking it must be a bee.
7 Dec 2021
The unique feature of bees is not that they have hairs but that they have branched hairs. (Sometimes the branched hairs can be hard to find, but I have yet to see a report of a bee with none at all.)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108022-35.274225
- Altitude 611.6m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2021 10:04 AM Recorded on
- Roger Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Roger Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sericophorus sp. (genus)
Species information
- Sericophorus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Sand wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 619.2m Recorded at altitude
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