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15-11-2011, 05:20 PM
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| | | August Andrena species possibly?
Just sorting through my unidentified files and I found this one which appears to key to a male Andrena species; but I could be totally wrong. 
And if so, is it possible to get any further? I have a couple of ideas which I am trying to follow up but would appreciate any expert advice. 
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15-11-2011, 05:46 PM
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| | | Re: August Andrena species possibly?
Possibly a worn Bombus pratorum, but an individual I'd pass-by on account of wear. |
15-11-2011, 05:52 PM
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| | | Re: August Andrena species possibly?
Yes I suppose that is a possibility, Jason.
Perhaps I was trying too hard for an identification and missed the obvious.  |
15-11-2011, 06:03 PM
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| | | Re: August Andrena species possibly?
For me, it's too 'fat' for an Andrenid. Spend some time comparing the make-up of the legs, and scape of the antennae.
The first thing that hit me was the bi-colourous thorax. The hairs on the 'face' are similar to some Andrena, but the antennae would be wrong. |
16-11-2011, 11:18 AM
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| | | Re: August Andrena species possibly?
Certainly a male Bombus sp. |
16-11-2011, 03:20 PM
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| | | Re: August Andrena species possibly?
Thanks.
Apart from getting confused over the face hair I was trying to compare the last sub marginal cell length with the previous one and that convinced me I was looking at an Andrena species which I didn't recognise.
But I suppose if it had been an easy one it wouldn't have languished for so long in my unidentified files. | | |
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