flies wasp and bee for id please

Naturenutz · #1 (**permalink**) 30-07-2009, 08:01 PM

All these found this evening.There were two bees identical,so i guess if it was warn,they both were. the orange and black fly/wasp had a black antenae with cream/white in the middle of it.Thanks for any replies

lync · #2 (**permalink**) 30-07-2009, 08:04 PM

The middle shot depicts the tachinid Dexiosoma caninum.

Dogghound · #3 (**permalink**) 30-07-2009, 08:09 PM

1. Ichneumon sarcitorius
3.Dexiosoma caninum
4. Ill think
5.Vulgichneumon bimaculatus

Naturenutz · #4 (**permalink**) 30-07-2009, 08:17 PM

thanks lyn,and doghound.does 3 the tachinid equate to a hoverfly may i ask ?
Doghound number 4 was taken into the sun and flew off before i got a good look.

it was bigger than the others,id guess 30mm or so.

Dogghound · #5 (**permalink**) 30-07-2009, 08:19 PM

No a Tachnid is from a very different family to the hoverflies.

4. Is of the Ichneumon subfamily Ichneumoninae. I will probrably be able to narrow it down, but ive a feeling its one of the variable species.

eucera · #6 (**permalink**) 30-07-2009, 10:45 PM

2 looks like it might be a faded male Bombus rupestris

Naturenutz · #7 (**permalink**) 01-08-2009, 10:40 AM

Thanks eucera.I have found bombus rupestris at this site . Can i ask the difference between the male and female ?.Both of the bees i saw had just a slightest hint of a orange/yellow colour band that was very hard to notice otherwise were all black/grey with the whitish/grey bands on the tail end.
Heresanother photo fromanother angle,the strange antennae inthe background is a six spot burnet.