In this female, the clypeus (arrow) is very strongly protuberant and prominent laterally. It is bright yellow but with a large, black spot mediobasally.

Bembix furcata

Many Bembix species are extensively, densely hairy (‘setose’). And these hairs readily trap sand and dirt, making it very difficult to see the colour pattern of the underlying structure. Just another of the challenges of species identification from field photos!

The six metasomal tergites confirm this as a female. Note how each tergite (the dorsal plate of the segment) extends laterally. The sternites (the equivalent ventral plates) are not visible from this angle.

Bembix furcata