Bembix rostrata

Bembix rostrata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Bembicidae
Genus:	Bembix
Species:	B. rostrata
Binomial name
Bembix rostrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]
Apis rostrata Linnaeus, 1758 Bembex dissecta Dahlbom, 1845 Bembex gallica Mocsáry, 1883 Bembex paradoxa Giner Marí, 1943 Bembex rostrata (Linnaeus, 1758) Bembex tarsata (Giner Marí, 1943) Bembex vidua Lepeletier 1845 Epibembex rostrata (Linnaeus, 1758) Vespa armata Sulzer, 1776

Bembix rostrata is a species of sand wasp native to Central Europe. The genus Bembix - of which B. rostrata is among the most distinctive species - has over 340 species worldwide and is found mostly in warm regions with open, sandy soils; Australia and Africa have a particularly rich variety of species.