Bembix

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Bembix
Bembix rostrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Crabronidae
Subfamily: Bembicinae
Genus: Bembix
Species

Bembix rostrata
Bembix tarsata
over 350 more species; see text

Bembix is a large cosmopolitan genus of large, often brightly-colored predatory sand wasps, consisting of about 380 species.

Sand Wasp digging its burrow, Swifts Creek, Australia
Sand Wasp digging its burrow, Swifts Creek, Australia


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