Sighting 4458547
Sand wasp at Holt, ACT
Identification history
| Crabronidae (family) | 15 Dec 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 10 Dec 2022 | darrenw |
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User's notes
Found one roosting on my flower patch this morning. Would like to get an ID? L. lanarium. thanks
2 comments
michael.batley
wrote:
10 Dec 2022
It is a wasp, possibly Bembix, but the legs look a bit too slender for that genus.
Location information
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- darrenw Recorded by
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Collections
darrenw Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Crabronidae (family) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- True Insect on a flower
Species information
- Crabronidae (family) Scientific name
- Sand wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 769m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
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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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