Hanworth

26/07/24 07:32 Filed in: Hanworth

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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