Sighting 4249790
Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families)
Unidentified sand wasp at North Narooma, NSW
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| Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families) | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Apr 2024 | |
| Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families) | MichaelBedingfield | 15 Apr 2024 | |
| Unverified | FionaG | 12 Feb 2020 |
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Giant Black Wasp?
2 comments
13 Feb 2020
Hi Jackie. I thought that was the actual name of the wasp but I have just checked and found it was actually called Great Black Wasp. This is not to say that what I photographed was the Great Black Wasp. I saw a number of these insects today. Nearly all of them were around the 1 -1.5 inch mark. Sorry for any confusion.
14 Feb 2020
I don't know what characters (features) of Prionyx distinguish it from Sphex, so I'll hold off on this one.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.128652-36.206722
- Places North Narooma, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 12 Feb 2020 09:00 AM Recorded on
- FionaG Recorded by
Collections
- FionaG South Coast NatureMapr Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families) Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects
Species information
- Sphecidae or Crabronidae (families) Scientific name
- Unidentified sand wasp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1012.1m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Description
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