Sphex jucundus
Distribution: Known from throughout Australia.
Remarks: This wasp is approximately 20 millimetres long.
This photograph was taken in January.
References: Identification courtesy of David Knowles.
A revision of the Australian digger wasps in the genus Sphex (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Sphex-jucundus-A-habitus-B-collecting-localities-the-combined-symbol-indicates-that_fig29_282668950
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ba4437aa-d45f-4936-bbe9-2b1461e40a8e
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