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  7. Bembix
  8. American Sand Wasp

species 12,811 observations

American Sand Wasp

Bembix americana

Status
presumed native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

628 native plants
support it in the US
  • Food plants Plants it feeds on Seaside Buckwheat, Rubber Rabbitbrush, Seaside Daisy, Coyote Brush 46
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Swamp Milkweed, Coastal Goldenbush, Common Sneezeweed, Butterfly Milkweed 582

Children

  • Eastern Sand Wasp

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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