Crabronidae (family)

Sand wasp at West Wodonga, VIC

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Identification history

	Crabronidae (family)	14 Apr 2022	KimberiRP
	Unidentified	10 Apr 2022	KylieWaldon

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This bee... wasp... fly had green eyes. Its crossed over wings lit purple in the sun and it had a striped butt. It was pretty small. At the time I thought it was a fly but I'm not sure what it is.

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KylieWaldon wrote:

9 May 2022

Thanks for IDing KimberiRP. I've had a few different sand wasps now and clearly haven't learnt what to look for except they always seem small and have a striped butt.

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1 Abundance
10 Apr 2022 10:43 AM Recorded on
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Insects Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

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12mm to 25mm 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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