Need Help with ID's of Bees, Damselfly & Wasp

[tigger]

Got back from 3 weeks away and the garden is "abuzz" with insects. Ran madly round the garden photographing them all today.

My first Damselfly (pond only dug last year, never seen a damselfly in the garden before!) Any idea on what type?

1.

Now a few bees

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7.

Is this a wasp? Never seen this in the garden before...

8a

8b

8c

Many thanks.

Jane

[Deer Stalker]

Hi Jane.

Your Damsel is an Azure Damselfly.

[tigger]

Dear Stalker, Thanks. A female Azure? Seemed to have a lot more blue on it than I was expecting for a female Azure, and the wrong coloured body for a male.

[tigger]

I was wondering if 8 a,b,c could be a Sphecodes sp. bee? and not a wasp at all...

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by tigger

Dear Stalker, Thanks. A female Azure? Seemed to have a lot more blue on it than I was expecting for a female Azure, and the wrong coloured body for a male.

It's a male.

[tigger]

Thanks. I was expecting the body to be blue for the male.

Any ideas on the bees?

[tigger]

I've taken a lot more photos of 8 a,b,c - I'm hoping someone will come up with a species for me from the above - if more photos needed, don't hesitate to let me know.

[JRsbugs]

#3 Bombus pascuorum most likely.

#4,5,6 a very faded Osmia rufa male.

#7 looks like an Osmia leaiana male.

Janet

[tigger]

Thanks JRsbugs. Any idea on 8 abc?

Thanks. Jane

[JRsbugs]

Originally Posted by tigger

Thanks JRsbugs. Any idea on 8 abc?

Thanks. Jane

I don't think it's a Sphecodes sp., they are cuckoo bees and this one is collecting pollen. Could be Andrena labiata female.