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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