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Species Sphex modestus Smith, 1856

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Only published localities Como, Perth, Alexandria and Urinilla Springs to Deep Well.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Jarrah Forest (JF), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: burrower, volant.

Larva: predator, sedentary, soil dweller.

Extra Ecological Information

Prey Orthoptera.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
22-Oct-2015 APOIDEA (s. l.) 29-Sep-2015 MODIFIED
23-May-2012 23-May-2012 MOVED
03-May-2012 03-May-2012 MOVED
07-Aug-2012 13-Dec-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)