Bembix sp. (genus)

Unidentified Bembix sand wasp at Acton, ACT

Bembix sp. (genus) at Acton, ACT - 19 Nov 2023
Request use of media

Identification history

Bembix sp. (genus) 19 Nov 2023 SimoneC
Bembix sp. (genus) 19 Nov 2023 DianneClarke

Identify this sighting


Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

Be the first to comment


Please Login or Register to comment.

Nearby sightings

Page 1 of 1 - image sightings only

Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at ANBG - 15 Apr 2024 by HelenCross
Goniaea opomaloides (Mimetic Gumleaf Grasshopper) at ANBG - 14 Apr 2024 by TimL
Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck) at ANBG - 4 Mar 2024 by HelenCross
Tebenna micalis (Small Thistle Moth) at ANBG - 31 Jan 2024 by Pirom
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at ANBG - 4 Dec 2023 by RodDeb
Acanthiza pusilla (Brown Thornbill) at Acton, ACT - 7 Oct 2023 by RodDeb
Vespula germanica (European wasp) at Acton, ACT - 16 Jun 2023 by Thurstan
Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at Acton, ACT - 13 Dec 2022 by RodDeb
Torbia viridissima (Gum Leaf Katydid) at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by AlisonMilton
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by AlisonMilton
Lampropholis guichenoti (Common Garden Skink) at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by AlisonMilton
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by AlisonMilton
Lepidoscia (genus) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by AlisonMilton
Eurymeloides bicincta (Gumtree hopper) at Acton, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by AlisonMilton
Accipiter novaehollandiae (Grey Goshawk) at Acton, ACT - 1 May 2022 by KarinNeufeld
Megachile apicata at Acton, ACT - 15 Feb 2022 by Roger
Epipaschiinae immature unidentifiedspecies (subfamily) at Acton, ACT - 16 Mar 2021 by AlisonMilton
Myiagra rubecula (Leaden Flycatcher) at Acton, ACT - 18 Feb 2021 by jbromilow50
Gastrophora henricaria (Fallen-bark Looper, Beautiful Leaf Moth) at Acton, ACT - 13 Feb 2021 by Jubeyjubes
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2020 by AlisonMilton
Eurymeloides bicincta (Gumtree hopper) at Acton, ACT - 17 Dec 2020 by AlisonMilton
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at Acton, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at Acton, ACT - 9 Nov 2020 by AlisonMilton
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopoides) bituberculatus (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Acton, ACT - 2 Nov 2020 by PeterA
Trametes coccinea (Scarlet Bracket) at Acton, ACT - 28 May 2020 by Alison Milton
Cherax destructor (Common Yabby) at Acton, ACT - 18 Jan 2020 by GeoffRobertson
Melobasis sp. (genus) (Unidentified Melobasis jewel Beetle) at Acton, ACT - 26 Sep 2019 by AlisonMilton
Belenois java (Caper White) at Acton, ACT - 18 Sep 2019 by PeterR
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Acton, ACT - 24 Mar 2019 by JudithRoach
Austroscolia soror (Blue Flower Wasp) at Acton, ACT - 21 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Eumeninae (subfamily) (Unidentified Potter wasp) at Acton, ACT - 21 Feb 2019 by AlisonMilton
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater) at Acton, ACT - 9 Dec 2018 by Alison Milton
Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at Acton, ACT - 30 Nov 2018 by AlisonMilton
Celaenia distincta (A bird-dropping spider) at Acton, ACT - 18 Oct 2018 by HelenCross
Anthochaera carunculata (Red Wattlebird) at Acton, ACT - 13 Oct 2018 by BIrdsinCanberra
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at Acton, ACT - 13 Oct 2018 by BIrdsinCanberra
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Satin Bowerbird) at Acton, ACT - 27 Sep 2018 by Alison Milton
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Acton, ACT - 1 Aug 2018 by Alison Milton
Haliaeetus leucogaster (White-bellied Sea-Eagle) at Acton, ACT - 15 May 2018 by RodDeb
Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked Echidna) at Acton, ACT - 11 Nov 2017 by cf17
Intellagama lesueurii howittii (Gippsland Water Dragon) at Canberra Central, ACT - 25 Oct 2015 by AlisonMilton
Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck) at Canberra Central, ACT - 25 Sep 2015 by AlisonMilton
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Acton, ACT - 24 Jun 2015 by JohnLaSalle
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Acton, ACT - 24 Jun 2015 by JohnLaSalle
Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck) at Canberra Central, ACT - 2 Mar 2010 by KMcCue

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 19 Nov 2023 10:32 AM Recorded on
  • DianneClarke Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size
  • Feeding on nectar or pollen Insect behaviour on flower
  • True Pollinator Insect on Flower

Species information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
2,156,695 sightings of 19,982 species in 6,528 locations from 11,599 contributors
CCA 3.0 | privacy
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.