Sighting 4524786
Crabronidae (family)
Sand wasp at Aranda, ACT
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| Pison sp. (genus) | DiBickers | 6 Mar 2025 | |
| Crabronidae (family) | DiBickers | 6 Mar 2025 | |
| Unverified | Jubeyjubes | 7 Nov 2023 |
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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
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
- No Nest present
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- Jubeyjubes NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Crabronidae (family) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
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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6 / 7
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