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Re: Bombus oddity

maggiefrankum — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:54:30 GMT

Hi Nigel, I've had fun & games sorting out B. sylvestris males in the past. In "Files" under "Maggie's pics", there are 3 picss of different colour forms of

Re: Bombus oddity

speciesmad — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:52:23 GMT

Nigel, they are variable, take a look at the NHM Bumblebee charts.

Re: Bombus oddity

gateside.gilligan@... — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:47:34 GMT

Hi Janet You may well be right, but my possibly flawed reasoning before was thus: 1) I'd already identified a female B sylvestris in the garden, which had a

Re: Bombus oddity

speciesmad — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:07 GMT

Hi Nigel, take a look at male Bombus sylvestris. The curved brown tail tip is the clue here. :) Janet

Bombus oddity

George Gilligan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:09:50 GMT

I have created an album "Bombus oddity", with 3 photos so far. I could upload many more if thought useful (but without broadband, it's difficult). I saw a

Re : [bwars] Hollow-stem nester - query

Pierre MILLE — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:55:15 GMT

hello I have a question, what looks like a hylaeus delivered with a black one side and black hairless small (5 - 7 mm) with two light spots on the cheeks and

Re: Hollow-stem nester - query

Nigel Jones — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:09 GMT

Thanks Louise and Tim, Well I have both Hylaeus and Passaloecus in the garden, so could be either. Look forward to seeing what emerges next season. Nigel

Re: Hollow-stem nester - query

louisehislop51 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:38:30 GMT

Hi Nigel, if the holes are small in size, then they could be one of the Passaloecus species, as they finish nests with clear resin which can look like this

Re: Hollow-stem nester - query

Tim Strudwick — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:48:25 GMT

Nigel I have had Hylaeus species (H.hyalinatus I think) and, surprisingly, a species of sawfly (which I am told had crawled in to pupate) emerge from nests

Hollow-stem nester - query

Nigel Jones — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:08:56 GMT

I've just discovered a hollow-stem trap nest in my garden that has a seal I have not encountered before. I have not noticed any new aculeate species around my

Crossocerus small black wasps

angelarachnid — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:02:18 GMT

I am currently assisting the renovation of a Garden in Swindon. The old dividing fence posts and pannells have a few Crossocerus and smaller Megachile bees. In

Cerceris rybyensis for record

angelarachnid — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:55:02 GMT

Found my first Wilts C. rybyensis a male on umbeliferous flowers at the Lawns in Swindon on Sat 27-06-09, specimen in OUMNH. Ray

Re: ID help please

simon noble — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:17:02 GMT

thanks Andy. Both pics taken in my garden during June. cheers Simon ... From: andy jukes Subject: RE: [bwars] Re: ID help please To:

Re: ID help please

simon noble — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:15:20 GMT

thanks Murdo Simon ... From: Murdo Macdonald Subject: Re: [bwars] Re: ID help please To: bwars@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, 29 June,

Re: ID help please

simon noble — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:13:50 GMT

thanks for the suggestions Will cheers Simon ... From: runnerwill1448 Subject: [bwars] Re: ID help please To: bwars@yahoogroups.com