Monday, 10 May 2021

Nomad Bee (?) on Dandelion

 
 
 
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.

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3 comments:

  1. Ragged Robin11 May 2021 at 10:47

    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!

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  2. Caroline Gill11 May 2021 at 15:32

    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.

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  3. Lowcarb team member11 May 2021 at 22:57

    Pleased you could identify this bee.

    All the best Jan

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