Ant Sp









White form

Basil Thyme (Clinopodium acinos)









Beetle Sp?

I have sent it to Martin Collier

He confirmed

Zabrus tenebroides

Fourth record for Norfolk

Once in 2009 and twice in 2014
All from Mundford Rd in Norfolk

I didn't have the clincher photograph, which Martin asked for.
Something to remember fo another time.
One from above.
Luckily Ann, who found it, did.





Lucerne Bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus)





Colletes Sp

One of three presumably

Colletes fodiens & Colletes marginatus & Colletes similis



Harvestmen Sp?

Opilio Sp? perhaps



Hoverfly Sp?

Chrysotoxum cautum?

The antenna segment 3 is not longer than 1&2 together.

It's body does not look particularly dumpy and eyes do not have long hairs.

But

segment 1 does look to be a similar length to segment 2 rather than 2/3 the length.

This turned out to be

Variable Spearhorn (Chrysotoxum elegans)





Large Scabious Mining Bee (Andrena hattorfiana)



Red Bartsia (Odontites vernus)



Robber fly Sp?

Kite-tailed Robberfly (Machimus atricapillus)





Rough Clover (Trifolium scabrum)

from
Wildflower Finder



Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycorus baccarum) Late instar nymph



Banded Burdock Fly (Terellia tussilaginis)

One of two flies that make their home on Lesser Burdock

from earthstar

Burdock beasties

the other

Picture wing flies on Burdock



Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) seedhead











Small Scabious Mining Bee (Andrena marginata)



Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi)



Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare)

Tags: AntSp, BasilThyme, RoughClover, BeetleSp, ColletesSp, Chrysotoxumcautum, LargeScabiousMiningBee, RobberflySp, BandedBurdockFly, SmallScabious, LargeScabiousMiningBee, WildBasil

Green-eyed Flower Bee
with glorious
Eau de nil
eyes







A nest site under a flint in the sparsely vegetated landscape.

This area having been scraped and cleared some years ago
to encourage the growth of rare Breckland Plants eg Perennial Knawel





Satellite flies in the area of Green-eyed Flower Bees

Miltogramma Sp?

Miltogramma germari.

Will the picture come of them being at the nest of a Green-eyed Flower Bee?



Certainly many more in this area than four years ago.

With that wonderful high pitched whine.









Green-eyed Flower Bee (Anthomorpha maculatum)



Nick Owen's commented

The grasshopper is Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus male (club-shaped antennae and inward pointing shape on pronotum).
This species shows a fascinating range of colour patterns.



Beewolf (Philanthus triangulum)







Squabbles at the entrance hole to the nest.

Small Shaggy Bees share their nest entrance with other females.

In this instance at least five females were seen coming out before one went in.







Leaving the nest again after depositing the pollen.















At this nest there was a small portion of the moss Juniper Haircap (Polytrichim juniperinum) that covered the hole. The bees had to negotiate it
as they made their way backwards and forward with loads of pollen. At moments there was quite a queue to get in and out.







Females collecting pollen. They curl and then flick their abdomen to propel themselves around the plant gathering pollen.

Small Shaggy Bee (Panurgus calcaratus)











Tower Mustard (Arabis glabra)











Colletes Sp

Not quite

This turned out to be a Pantaloon Bee (Dasypoda hirtirpes)♂︎

2 sub marginal cells in the wings rather than 3

Dasypoda males are very hairy , especially on the legs. The abdominal hairbands on Colletes are adpressed, ie very flattened.

Thanks to Vanna Bartlett for these comments.

The edge of flying temperature.

Safely snuggled
up in a Cat's-ear.
A finger of warmth
flying time.
With the clouds return
snuggle up
again





Common Cudweed (Filago vulgaris)





Chrysidid or Ruby-tailed Wasp ♂︎ ?

Hedychrum Sp?

Nick Owens commented

This one is Hedychridium roseum or caputaureum (the latter recently recognised in Britain).
These two are the only British species with a dull red abdomen rather than a shiny one.





Thyme-leaved Sandwort (Arenaria serpyllifolia)





Nest maintenance. Clearing the entrance hole with long backwards strokes.





I'll look but not going out today














A female laden with pollen struggling to find her nest entrance after
disturbance with long sweeping movements of her hind legs.

Prone star jumps in the sand.

Pantaloon Bee (Dasypoda hirtirpes)













Satellite fly

Tessellated Bee Burglar (Miltogramma germari)

An extraordinary fly (One of two British Species of 'Miltogramma' Shadow Flies) that deposits live larva into the nests of bees such as
Pantaloon Bee ( Dasypoda hirterpes), Silvery Leafcutter Bees (Magachile leachella) & possibly Green-eyed Flower Bee (Anthophora bimaculata)













Hairy Sand Wasp (Podalonia hirsuta)♂︎





Small Cudweed (Filago minima)





Large Shield Wasp (Crabro cribarius ♀︎)?







Weevil Sp?

Gronops lunatus with Nysius Sp Ground Bug behind

Thanks to Rob Yaxley for id.

Thanks also to Nick Owens for comments and ids

Tags: Green-eyedFlowerBee, SmallShaggyBee, TowerMustard, ColletesSp, Beewolf, LargeShieldWasp, PantaloonBee, TesellatedBeeBurglar, HairySandWasp, SmallCudweed, CommonCudweed, HedychrumSp

Short-fringed Mining Bee (Andrena dorsata)







Andrena Sp?

Gwynne's Mining Bee ♀︎ (Andrena bicolor)

Black hairs on the face, gingery hairs on the thorax and a blackish abdomen with pail hairs between the segments.











Andrena Sp ?

Micarandrena Sp (Andren minutula ♀︎)



Tiger Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)









Lasioglossum Sp?

Common Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum calceatum ♀︎)





























Megachile Sp ?

Patchwork Leaf Cutter Bee ♀︎ (Megachile centuncularis) ?

Seems to fit the description

Pale hair on the clypeus - some dark hairs on the head.
The abdomen has pale marginal bands at the edges of tergites 1-5 , with hair length decreasing from T1-T5.
There are bands of of sparser, longer hairs on T1 & T2.
The scopa is entirely orange and the hairs protrude outwards making them visible.

After all that this turned out to be Willughby's Leafcutter Bee (Megachile willughbiella)





Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)









Banded General (Stratiomys potamida)















Ant Sp

Formica fusca











Formica fusca tending aphids on an umbellifer.



Eupeodes luniger











Common Green Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum morio)



Common Spiny-Digger Wasp (Oxybelus uniglumis) with prey.








Andrena Sp ?

Gwynne's Mining Bee ♀︎ (Andrena bicolor)









Lasioglossum Sp ?

Common Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum calceatum ♀︎)



Long-tailed Hoverfly ♂︎ (Sphaerophoria scripta)



Bumblebee Blacklet (Cheilosia illustrata)



Colletes Sp?

Probably Davies colletes ♂︎ (Colletes daviesanus)





Wasp Sp?

Likely to be Auplopus carbonarius

Many thanks to Nick Owens for all the help with ids

Tags: WoolCarderBee, LeafCutterBee, Short-fringedMiningBee, LassioglossumSp, ColletesSp, ColletesSp, Long-tailedHoverfly, WaspSp?, BumbleBeeBlacklet, AndrenaSp

Short-fringed Mining Bee (Andrena dorsata)







Andrena Sp?

Gwynne's Mining Bee ♀︎ (Andrena bicolor)

Black hairs on the face, gingery hairs on the thorax and a blackish abdomen with pail hairs between the segments.











Andrena Sp ?

Micarandrena Sp (Andren minutula ♀︎)



Tiger Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)









Lasioglossum Sp?

Common Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum calceatum ♀︎)





























Megachile Sp ?

Patchwork Leaf Cutter Bee ♀︎ (Megachile centuncularis) ?

Seems to fit the description

Pale hair on the clypeus - some dark hairs on the head.
The abdomen has pale marginal bands at the edges of tergites 1-5 , with hair length decreasing from T1-T5.
There are bands of of sparser, longer hairs on T1 & T2.
The scopa is entirely orange and the hairs protrude outwards making them visible.

After all that this turned out to be Willughby's Leafcutter Bee (Megachile willughbiella)





Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)









Banded General (Stratiomys potamida)















Ant Sp

Formica fusca











Formica fusca tending aphids on an umbellifer.



Eupeodes luniger











Common Green Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum morio)



Common Spiny-Digger Wasp (Oxybelus uniglumis) with prey.








Andrena Sp ?

Gwynne's Mining Bee ♀︎ (Andrena bicolor)









Lasioglossum Sp ?

Common Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum calceatum ♀︎)



Long-tailed Hoverfly ♂︎ (Sphaerophoria scripta)



Bumblebee Blacklet (Cheilosia illustrata)



Colletes Sp?

Probably Davies colletes ♂︎ (Colletes daviesanus)





Wasp Sp?

Likely to be Auplopus carbonarius

Many thanks to Nick Owens for all the help with ids

Tags: WoolCarderBee, LeafCutterBee, Short-fringedMiningBee, LassioglossumSp, ColletesSp, ColletesSp, Long-tailedHoverfly, WaspSp?, BumbleBeeBlacklet, AndrenaSp