Crabronidae (family)

Sand wasp at Murrumbateman, NSW

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Identification history

Crabronidae (family)	13 Nov 2023	SimoneC
Apocrita (suborder)	13 Nov 2023	michael.batley
Tetragonula carbonaria	13 Nov 2023	amiessmacro

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2 comments

michael.batley wrote:

13 Nov 2023

Alas, stingless bees need much larger cavities to house their large colonies. I think I can see a notch in the inner margin of the eye which bees do not have (except for one brightly coloured species).

amiessmacro wrote:

13 Nov 2023

Thank you @michael.batley :) they were quite small on par with leaf cutter bee size

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Location information

Coordinates 149.004740 -34.992577
Places Murrumbateman, NSW

Sighting information

2 Abundance
13 Nov 2023 06:10 PM Recorded on
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) amiessmacro Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Crabronidae (family) Scientific name
Sand wasp Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 769m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania