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title: "American Sand Wasp"
description: "Bembix americana — Insetti e ragni. Bembix americana, the American sand wasp, is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/american-sand-wasp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# American Sand Wasp

> Bembix americana — Insetti e ragni. Bembix americana, the American sand wasp, is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae.

- Scientific name: *Bembix americana*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 13030
- Wikidata: [Q54960811](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54960811)
- iNaturalist taxon: [53072](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53072)

## Names

- en: American Sand Wasp

## Countries with the most observations

US (4997), CA (2085), MX (86), PR (5), DO (3)

## Summary

Bembix americana, the American sand wasp, is a species of sand wasp in the family Bembicidae. This species is found widespread across North America, being present throughout the contiguous United States while extending north into parts of Canada, and south into parts of Mexico and the Caribbean. They can be found in a variety of habitats, though this species has a preference for sandy soils for nesting. This species grows 16-20 millimeters in length. Body colorations vary among subspecies, though most include five white bands crossing a black abdomen, with green eyes, short hairs covering the head and thorax, clear…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bembix_americana

## Photo

![American Sand Wasp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/american-sand-wasp/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bruce Cook · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230364794

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/american-sand-wasp?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).