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
	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.