Bembix sp. (genus)

Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

	Bembix sp. (genus)	3 Jan 2023	SimoneC
	Bembis Palmata	3 Jan 2023	patrickcox

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patrickcox wrote:

3 Jan 2023

Bembix Palmata typo

SimoneC wrote:

3 Jan 2023

Hi Patrick, thanks, your suggested ID prompted me to look into Bembix more than I had before. There are over 90 species in Australia, many of which look very similar. Bembix palmata has greatly expanded fore tarsi (plate like front legs), and the research grade IDs on iNaturalist have very few yellow markings on the thorax, so I don’t think your wasp is a match - but I think we do have some amongst our Bembix observations

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1 Abundance
1 Jan 2023 10:00 AM Recorded on
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) patrickcox Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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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