Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Hymenoptera (Sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) ➔ Family Sphecidae (Thread-waisted wasps )

Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gemeine Sandwespe Red-banded Sand Wasp

Synonyms and other combinations:

Ammophila cyanescens Dahlbom, 1845 | Ammophila pulvillata Sowerby, 1805 | Ammophila sabulosa kamtschatica Gussakovskij, 1932 | Ammophila vulgaris W. Kirby, 1798 | Ichneumon frischii Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785 ? | Sphex dimidiatus Christ, 1791 | Sphex hortensis Poda, 1761 | Sphex mucronatus Jurine, 1807 | Sphex sabulosus Linnaeus, 1758 |
(?: ambiguous synonym)

  • Ammophila cf. sabulosa 2186
    Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Sandwespe  Red-banded Sand Wasp 
    Ammophila cf. sabulosa, det. Christian Schmid-Egger
    BG, Naturpark Zlatni Piassatzi; 2008-08-24 16:25:35
    Image number: 2186

    BG, Naturpark Zlatni Piassatzi
    2008-08-24 16:25:35
    det. Christian Schmid-Egger
  • Ammophila sabulosa 9136
    Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Sandwespe  Red-banded Sand Wasp 
    Ammophila sabulosa
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-07-16 16:26:06
    Image number: 9136

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-07-16 16:26:06
  • Ammophila sabulosa 9137
    Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Sandwespe  Red-banded Sand Wasp 
    Ammophila sabulosa, conf. Christian Schmid-Egger
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-07-16 16:26:48
    Image number: 9137

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-07-16 16:26:48
    conf. Christian Schmid-Egger
  • Ammophila sabulosa 9138
    Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Sandwespe  Red-banded Sand Wasp 
    Ammophila sabulosa
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-07-16 16:26:23
    Image number: 9138

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-07-16 16:26:23
  • Ammophila sabulosa, wings 9139
    Ammophila sabulosa (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Sandwespe  Red-banded Sand Wasp 
    Ammophila sabulosa, wings, conf. Christian Schmid-Egger
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2019-07-16 16:26:06
    Image number: 9139
    wings
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2019-07-16 16:26:06
    conf. Christian Schmid-Egger



References, further reading, links:
  1. Ruggiero M., Ascher J. & al. (2019). ITIS Bees: World Bee Checklist (version Sep 2009). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Hermann Dollfuss: Bestimmungsschlüssel der Grabwespen Nord- und Zentraleuropas (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) mit speziellen Angaben zur Grabwespenfauna Österreichs, Stapfia, Linz, 20. Dez. 1991, 1-247.
  3. Maurizio Casiraghi , Adriano Martinoli , Tiziana Bosco , Damiano Giovanni Preatoni & Francesco Andrietti (2001) Nest provisioning and stinging pattern in ammophila sabulosa (hymenoptera, sphecidae): Influence of prey size, Italian Journal of Zoology, 68:4, 299-303, DOI: 10.1080/11250000109356422.