7 bees for id please

laetoli · #1 (**permalink**) 26-05-2011, 07:11 PM

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Please could people id these bees (maybe 1 wasp) for me. Bees #1, #2 and #3 were very small, perhaps about 5mm. Sorry about the image quality of #6 and #7. #6 flew in and out before I could get a good shot and #7 was feeding inside Lamium flowers so I could only snap it as it went from one flower to another.
Thanks
Paul

ladyhawk · #2 (**permalink**) 26-05-2011, 09:47 PM

no 5 Ancistrocerus am i on the right track here.

laetoli · #3 (**permalink**) 27-05-2011, 10:59 AM

Thanks ladyhawk. Looking at Google images, I think you're spot on.

Nobody fancy a go at any of the bees? I'd be very grateful for even something vague as I find bees very hard to id myself.

Actually, I'm quite pleased with the first bee image - it's the first time I've managed to resolve down to the segments in a bee's eye (and such a small bee too.)

Cheers,
Paul

eucera · #4 (**permalink**) 27-05-2011, 11:31 AM

1 is a Hylaeus for sure
2,3,6 All look as though they might be small Halictines (although 2 might be a male Micrandrena - its not easy to tell from this pic)
4,7 are male Megachilines

Species level identification is impossible I'm afraid

laetoli · #5 (**permalink**) 27-05-2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by eucera

Species level identification is impossible I'm afraid

This level of identification is plenty enough for me. Thanks eucera! Am I wrong that eucera is several people? Stuart, John ... maybe more?

Best wishes,
Paul

JRsbugs · #6 (**permalink**) 27-05-2011, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by laetoli

This level of identification is plenty enough for me. Thanks eucera! Am I wrong that eucera is several people? Stuart, John ... maybe more?

Best wishes,
Paul

eucera is Stuart (a very nice chap too!), chairman of BWARS but I did see someone calling him John who is oxycera!