bugs and a bee.

[leyland]

Hello there ive got a couple of pictures of insects taken down my local park these incude Bronze Shield bug( i think, can some one confirm this for me?)
Also an un-id Bee, not a great picture but someone might be able to point me in a direction.
ley

[Gill Catton]

Not sure about the shield bugs but if the bumblebee had a buff 'bottom' it might be bombus terrestris?
I've left my bumble book in the office and I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will come along before tomorrow!

[Paul mabbott]

The bugs on stinging nettle are Heterogaster urticae, I think. Lygaeid bugs which can be very numerous.

[Imaginos]

The bee looks like Bombus lucorum as the stripes look cleaner & more yellow than you get on B. terrestris

[leyland]

Thanks for your replies guys, i was on the right track with the bee, even if it did turn its tip away from the camera as the photo was being taken.

Paul, the bugs, Heterogaster urticae and Bronze shield bug look exactly the same in my guidebook but seeing as they where on a stinging nettle and my book says they feed on nettles, not to mention it has their common name as Nettle ground bugs i will go with that.

lee

[Tiggrx]

Actually your bugs are on White Deadnettle rather than Stinging Nettle - not sure whether the bugs know the difference or not

[leyland]

Thanks for picking up on that, i was reading and typing at the same time, maybe not the best thing to do! and typed stinging nettle as i was reading the description in my book. But rest assured i did see some more on stinging nettles that same day. Should always pay attetion as my mum said when i was a nipper. Plus i know what white deadnettle looks like as there is a profusion of them in my local park.