Sighting 4524786
Sand wasp at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Pison sp. (genus) | 5 hrs ago | DiBickers | ||
| Crabronidae (family) | 5 hrs ago | DiBickers | ||
| Unidentified | 7 Nov 2023 | Jubeyjubes |
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1 comment
michael.batley
wrote:
7 Nov 2023
There is only one Australian bee species with a notch in the eye margin and it has distinctive yellow markings. This, therefore is a wasp. The other distinction between bees and wasps, the width of the first segment of the hind tarsus, is harder to see in these pictures.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.076872-35.259519
- Altitude 640.0m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2023 04:51 PM Recorded on
- Jubeyjubes Recorded by
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Collections
Jubeyjubes NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Pollinator Insect on Flower
- False Bee nest present
Species information
- Crabronidae (family) Scientific name
- Sand wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 756m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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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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