Sphex modestus
Meaning of name:
Unknown.
Distribution:
Reported from across Australia.
Description:
This wasp is approximately 30 millimetres long.
Notes:
The photographs were taken in November and December.
References:
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/cec9b490-3fb0-47d9-a5fe-6c65ad316335#overview
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
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