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Old 22-04-2006, 10:02 PM
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Re: Ground Nesting Flies

I'm coming to trhe conclusion that they're actually ground nesting bees.
However, I don't think they're Tawny Mining Bees (Andrena fulva), as they don't have " lovely foxy red coloured hairs clothing its body", which are known to make their nests in loose soil, often in lawns. As I say, mine are greyish white with a black band across the thorax. Very attractive though,
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