There is also a paper by George Else that I have found helpful for Ectemnius: Else, G.R. 1974. Ectemnius nigrinus (Herrich-Schaffer), a crabronine wasp new to...
I agree that IMG 184 is female Osmia rufa; we already have a few females as well as many males up here in Northumberland. IMG 328(looking at the original...
I have this as Nomada flava http://www.flickr.com/photos/overton_cat/3489925054 http://www.flickr.com/photos/overton_cat/348911034 but I'm not sure whether...
Hi Keith Thse are lovely pics of Osmia bicolor Stuart ... Stuart Roberts Chairman BWARS www.bwars.com ________________________________ From: remlabk...
Hi, I went to Nostell Priory (NT) today and managed to get a pic of what I presume is a Nomada sp. Please can anyone confirm? (see Tom-Yorkshire folder for...
Hi Tom, This is definately a Nomada, male, and I think (though you need an expert to confirm it) that it is N. flava as the yellow bands on tergites 2-5 appear...
hello I have captured several of bees andrenes and nomadas. For me I think andrene out. My concern is to identify some nomada are with the chest and two black...
Hi, This is one of the Nomada species of bees (Apidae) - almost hairless, wasp-like, that live as cuckoos in the nests of solitary bee species (mainly...
Hi all In the good weather of recent weeks I've been surveying for ants nests on Greenham Common as part of the project looking into reintroducing SSB's and...
Incidentally I found a Birch Sawfly (Cimbex femoratus) on the Common last week. According to the NBN website there don't appear to be any records for Berkshire...
Hi Adrian, I think the simple answer to your question is yes, you probably will be missing ants as their nests are subterranean. Here's the explanation based...
Hi Adrian  I also found the rather impressive Cimbex myself in Surrey recently. As I understand it the larvae are encountered more frequently than the adults...
Dear All I have added 4 images to an album called Sun 10 May 2009, they are of the same insect I photographed in my garden today. It was large, about 1 inch in...
Hi Simon know very little about Saw-flies but think this could be one of the larger species, expect somone will let you know . Very good images of it. Bernard ...
thanks Bernard. They were difficult shots to take as the insect landed at the top of my hedge, I was stood on the top of a step ladder trying to balance and...
It looks like Trichiosoma lucorum - Hawthorn sawfly. Terrific pictures Simon. Ian _____ From: bwars@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bwars@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Hi I wondered if anyone could help me id these 2 Bees i've posted taken in East Sussex last week. http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1477567#post1477567...
Thanks Scotty and Malcolm for your replies about the Birch Sawfly. Sounds like it is present in our areas but under-recorded, like many other things! Never...
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