Hi all Spring seems to have sprung at last in South Lincs. Some first sightings.VC53/TF12 Mon 27th March Qu.B.terrestris investigating the last of the...
At last - spring has arrived in erstwhile miserable and cold Shropshire. Today in the garden a single Anthophora plumipes male appeared to much (imaginary)...
Can anyone give me any info on Rogers ant - how prevalent it is in this country, where it is found etc? Is there a key? I have looked on the net for a couple...
Don, Latin name seems to be: Hypoponera punctatissima “Hypoponera punctatissima” – don’t forget the quotes - gives 15,200 hits in Google! HTH Malcolm ...
Thanks Malcolm - the scientific name is the bit I wasn't sure about. It's 15,800 actually :). Incidentally, I was planning to contact you anyway re your...
15,300 now! Hadn’t realised Google hit count fluctuated so much from day to day Malcolm ... From: bwars@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bwars@yahoogroups.com] On...
Hi Andy ... Lasioglossum I suspect. impossible to id to species level. Can't really see the vital bits ... Nice pic. Bombylius discolor. Associated with mining...
Hello Stuart, Thanks for the reply. The Bee-fly to species is a first for me. I just make notes with any nearby species. If I make notes all the time. At least...
Just want to remind everyone that H. rubicundus will be active pretty soon (if not now) so if you could keep a look out that would be great. My website gives...
Hi All, The coldest day this week and I see my first bumblebee I think I have Id'd it correctly as Bombus lucorum but as I'm usually wrong with my Id's I...
Hello Chas, I am a novice at bumblebees myself, but I photographed some that looked like Bombus lucorum but they were Bombus terrestris on closer inspection. ...
More Information http://www.english-nature.org.uk/pubs/publication/PDF/583.pdf As the larvae of the Dotted Bee-fly are parasites of solitary bees Host species...
Andy I am fairly familiar with this as I know this bee-fly quite well - it is the dominant bombyliid on some sites on Salisbury Plain and on calcareous...
I would hazard a guess that it is B. cryptarum - see the notes in the coming BWARS newsletter by Mike Edwards and myself. There seems to just the hint of the...
Hello Stuart, I got the names mixed up. Nomada fucata as you said. I have always found this in the vicinty of rabbit burrows. Andrena flavipes which I have not...
Hello Does anyone know about 'horned' Osmia's others than rufa & cornuta ? I cought a sp. in my garden (Kessel-Lo - Belgium) last spring, with almost bare...
Hi, I have put four additional pictures of a mining bee in the photos folder Chas Macey is it possible someone could suggest an Id from these please ? ...
Dear Koenraad, I do not know the answer to your main question, but I looked for information on Osmia cerinthidis to start you off. There is a superb photograph...
Dear Koenraad, Paul Westrich dealt with the subject of O. cerinthidis in Belgium in his paper: Westrich, P. (1999): A review of the identity of Osmia...
Chas I have been watching and collecting some pretty identical bees for the past 2 weeeks in E.Norfolk, and have provisionally identified them as Andrena...
Hello I noticed this picture on FLICKR. http://www.flickr.com/photos/15543444@N00/124640044/in/photostream/ Would anyone like to comment on the ID Ray...
Hi, Just had a look at your bee picture, it looks like Andrena flavipes to me, very abundant at this time of te year. Very nice picture! Best regards, Nico...
Hi All, Big favour to ask of you all. As soon as you see H. rubicundus could you please tell me. I really want to try and pin-point when it comes out this...
Hello I have posted 5 photos of what I believe to be a Chrysididae in the Gordon photos album. I realise the quality is not the best but is there sufficient...
Hi Gordon I've had a quick look at your cheerful pics and I'm afraid that I can really offer you very little assistance with detailed id's except to tell you...
Hi Stuart, Thankyou for that. It is of help. I had not tried to Id a Chrysididae before and had never heard of Pteromalids so I have learnt something new. ...
... If it is of any help the Pteromalids are part of a larger group named Chalcidoidae, or Chalcid Wasps. Check out John Noyes's info on the Natural History...
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