White-jawed Weevil Wasp S2, Female, Face | White-jawed Weevil Wasp S2, Female, ventral | |||||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Ant Bee Wasps (Hymenoptera) | ||||
Family: | Square-headed Wasp (Wasp: Crabronidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | White-jawed Weevil Wasp (Cerceris sp ES04) | ||||
This Photo: | 🔍S2, Female, Wing Venation🔎 | ||||
Thank you Brian Dagley for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~9mm long. S1 was the 1st Cerceris we photographed, in her nest in the ground. We thought this was a Masked Bee (Hylaeus sp). We discovered the error when we caught & id'ed our 2nd specimen. There is a ridge on the face between the antennae, which is also maked in a contrasting colour. This stands out and is unique to this genera of wasp, so can make the generic id of just the face in the nest. | |||||
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