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

Short-fringed Mining Bee (Andrena dorsatta)





Andrena Sp?



Empis livida on Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis)





Lasioglossum Sp?





Mini miner Sp?











Leaf Cutter Bee & Short-fringed Mining Bee

Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis) & Short-fringed Mining Bee (Andrena dorsatta)



Robberfly Sp?
Couldn't quite make up my mind on this one.
Legs looked too orange to tie it down.















Wasp Sp?

Pompilid Sp?

Ancistrocerus Sp?

Likely to be Wall Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus parietinus)?

But presumed pair with mating activity with no yellow spots visible on thorax of either one.

Hence ?





Yellow-face Bee Sp? (Hylaeus Sp?)

Tags: Short-fringedMiningBee, AndrenaSp, MiniMinerSp, RobberflySp, PatchworkLeafcutterBee, Yellow-faceBeeSp, AncistrocerusSp, Empislivida