Crabronidae (family)

Sand wasp at Holt, ACT

Crabronidae (family) at Holt, ACT - 10 Dec 2022

Crabronidae (family) at Holt, ACT - 10 Dec 2022

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Identification history

	Crabronidae (family)	15 Dec 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	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.

darrenw wrote:

10 Dec 2022

Thanks Michael =)

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Location information

Places Holt, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
10 Dec 2022 08:34 AM Recorded on
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

Crabronidae (family) Scientific name
Sand wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 641.3m Recorded at altitude
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