Sighting 4634577
Bembix sp. (genus)
1 Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Campbell, ACT
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| Bembix sp. (genus) | SimoneC | 3 Jan 2025 | |
| Bembix sp. (genus) | Pirom | 3 Jan 2025 |
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About 6-8 individuals patrolling, mating and entering burrows over about 2m sq. Mating individuals entering burrows in bare compacted soil. Mating pair followed by fly (see photos) poss. kleptoparasitic Miltogramma sp.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.146028-35.275636
- Altitude 598.0m
- Maps Ainslie volcanic grassland
- Places Campbell, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 3 Jan 2025 12:18 PM Recorded on
- Pirom Recorded by
- Miltogramma sp? Associated animal
- Yes Nest present
- Mixed Gender
- Burrow Breeding behaviour
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Pirom Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bembix sp. (genus) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Bembix sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Unidentified Bembix sand wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 985.65m Recorded at altitude
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Quality score
6 / 7
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