Insects
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)
Sighting 4411724

Sericophorus sp. (genus)

Sand wasp at Acton, ACT

Sericophorus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 7 Dec 2021 10:04 AM
Sericophorus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 7 Dec 2021 10:04 AM
Sericophorus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 7 Dec 2021 10:04 AM
Sericophorus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 7 Dec 2021 10:04 AM
Sericophorus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 7 Dec 2021 10:04 AM
Sericophorus sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 7 Dec 2021 10:04 AM
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Identification history

Sericophorus sp. (genus) 7 Dec 2021 Amata
Sericophorus sp. (genus) 7 Dec 2021 Amata
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) 7 Dec 2021 Roger

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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

michael.batley wrote:
   7 Dec 2021
It is a crabronid wasp, one of the closest relatives to bees. Exactly which genus and species I can't say.
Roger wrote:
   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.
michael.batley wrote:
   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.)

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