We
have various insects landing on the Dandelions at the moment. This
seems to be a new one for my garden list. I am not exactly sure what
kind of ?bee it is, but judging by a thread on the Suffolk Wildlife
Facebook group, it seems to be a Nomad bee, perhaps akin to Nomada goodeniana,
though I fear the antennae are not sufficiently orange in hue for this
particular variety. Those two yellow spots made me stop and take a
second look. I shall post the photo on iSpot.
P.S. Thanks to the kind (and knowledgeable) folk on iSpot, it seems this is a Nomada/Nomad bee, possibly a female marshamella.
3 comments:
Hope you find out what the bee is - there are so many tiny little creatures on flowers that are so hard to id!! I have many books but even so some are impossible!
Thank you so much for your comment, RR. I agree with you that despite our books, ID cards, apps and online sites, sometimes only a specialist or particular enthusiast can assist! Certainly a new species here.
Pleased you could identify this bee.
All the best Jan
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