Crabronidae (family)

Sand wasp at Yass River, NSW

Crabronidae (family) at Yass River, NSW - 30 Jan 2025 11:56 AM

Crabronidae (family) at Yass River, NSW - 30 Jan 2025 11:56 AM

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Identification history

	Crabronidae (family)	2 Feb 2025	DiBickers
	Unidentified	31 Jan 2025	ConBoekel

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2 comments

PeterA wrote:

1 Feb 2025

A wasp - looks like the one Lassioglossum tertium is trying to mimic.

DiBickers wrote:

2 Feb 2025

Looks very similar to Genus Austrogorytes (Tribe Bembicinae)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.167195 -34.917213
Altitude 594.7m
Places Yass River, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Jan 2025 11:56 AM Recorded on
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ConBoekel NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

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 756m Recorded at altitude
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