Bembix sp. (genus)

Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Wallagoot, NSW

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Identification history

	Bembix sp. (genus)	4 Jan 2022	KylieWaldon
	Unverified	1 Jan 2022	KylieWaldon

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User's notes

At first thought these insects flying up from the sandy ground were horse flies, but then saw the stripes. Bees? Wasps? some insects were also going into single holes in the ground but not sure if it was these or not. they were so pretty.

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PeterA wrote:

4 Jan 2022

Well spotted - a sand wasp - Bembix species.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.950659 -36.781486
Maps Bournda Environment Education Centre Bournda National Park
Places Wallagoot, NSW

Sighting information

20 Abundance
29 Dec 2021 08:45 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Insects Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) KylieWaldon South Coast NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

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
Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania