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...
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Nigel Jones
conopid
Apr 1, 2006 3:14 pm
At last - spring has arrived in erstwhile miserable and cold Shropshire. Today in the garden a single Anthophora plumipes male appeared to much (imaginary)...
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Nigel Jones
conopid
Apr 1, 2006 3:16 pm
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aesculus2003
Apr 1, 2006 5:45 pm
Horncastle. In today's warm sunshine, two Q. Bombus terrestris on heather. Alan http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk latest update 16.03.2006...
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sten55@...
carabusuk
Apr 4, 2006 8:25 pm
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...
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Malcolm Storey
bioimages2000
Apr 4, 2006 8:51 pm
Don, Latin name seems to be: Hypoponera punctatissima “Hypoponera punctatissima” – don’t forget the quotes - gives 15,200 hits in Google! HTH Malcolm ...
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sten55@...
carabusuk
Apr 4, 2006 9:16 pm
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...
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Malcolm Storey
bioimages2000
Apr 5, 2006 8:15 am
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...
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glaucus25
Apr 6, 2006 9:06 pm
Hello, I have found what looks like a small bee on the downs today. I know the picture is small, but any clues to genus would be appreciated. ...
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Stuart Roberts
eucera
Apr 6, 2006 9:16 pm
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...
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glaucus25
Apr 6, 2006 11:11 pm
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...
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Catherine Bridge
thewaspcatcher
Apr 7, 2006 10:21 am
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...
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chasmacey
Apr 7, 2006 12:41 pm
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...
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glaucus25
Apr 7, 2006 12:53 pm
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. ...
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glaucus25
Apr 7, 2006 4:46 pm
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...
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Stuart Roberts
eucera
Apr 7, 2006 5:10 pm
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...
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Murdo Macdonald
eristalinus
Apr 7, 2006 5:26 pm
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...
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glaucus25
Apr 7, 2006 11:04 pm
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...
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Koenraad Reynaert
koenraad.rey...
Apr 8, 2006 8:25 pm
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...
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chasmacey
Apr 9, 2006 7:46 am
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 ? ...
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hypsarion
Apr 9, 2006 9:07 am
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...
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Stuart Roberts
eucera
Apr 9, 2006 3:05 pm
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...
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Tim Strudwick
alaudaalauda
Apr 9, 2006 7:29 pm
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...
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Lancing Nature
rayhamblett
Apr 10, 2006 12:35 pm
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...
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Nicolas Vereecken
nicovereecken
Apr 11, 2006 12:08 pm
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...
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Catherine Bridge
thewaspcatcher
Apr 13, 2006 11:07 am
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...
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gordon1127
Apr 13, 2006 5:17 pm
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...
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Stuart Roberts
eucera
Apr 13, 2006 5:33 pm
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...
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gordon1127
Apr 13, 2006 6:21 pm
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. ...
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jaapiella
Apr 13, 2006 6:55 pm
... 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...
