Hanworth

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Wall Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus parietinus)

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Coelioxys Sp

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Leafcutter Sp

According to the key in the Bee Field Guide
Tergite 6 - All hairs on the dorsal surface short
Clypeus sparsely punctuated
Apex of tergite 6 broadly rouded

Leads to

Wood-carving Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile ligniseca)


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The hairs bands on the tergites seem very obvious.

Possibly

Little Dark Bee (Sterilis brevicuila)


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Horned Black Wasp (Passaloeucus corniger)

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Sharp-tailed Bee Sp (Coelioxys Sp)

Possibly Shimy-vented Sharp-tail Bee (Coelioxys enermis)

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Harebell Carpenter Bee (Chelostoma campanularum)

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Large-headed Resin Bee (Heriades truncorum)

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Little Dark Bee? (Stelis brevuiscula)

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Megachile Sp?

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Rove Beetle Sp?

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Ruby-tailed Wasp Sp?

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Large-headed Resin Bee (Heriades truncorum)


The key was the lack of scopa.

I had a feeling this wasn't quite right

As it turned out this is actually

a

Little Dark Bee ♀︎ (Stelis breviuscula) the cleptoparasite of Heriades truncorum

The first Norfolk record was in 2022 as it follows the progress of Large-headed Resin Bee north

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Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee (Megachile ligneseca)

but may be

Megachile versicolor because of the very dark hairs at the ned of the scope

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Ruby-tailed Wasp Sp?

This may be

Chrysura radians

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Crossocerus Sp?

The orange legs help with this one

Horned Black Wasp (Passaloecus corniger)

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?

This turned out to be

Rough-saddled Bandwing (Dipogon variegatus)

Thanks to Nick Owens for comments

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Yellow-faced Bee Sp

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