Sphex jucundus

Meaning of name:

Unknown.

Distribution:

Known from throughout Australia.

Description:

This wasp is approximately 20 millimetres long.

Notes:

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://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=5995#:~:text=The%20Australian%20species%20of%20the,brevipetiolus%2C%20S.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ba4437aa-d45f-4936-bbe9-2b1461e40a8e

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