Common Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)

Tags: CommonFurrowBee

Bug Sp

Pinaltus cervinus





Noon Fly (Mesambrina meridiana)















European Hornet (Vespa crabro)


















Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)







Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)



Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)





Bog Hoverfly (Sericomyia silentis)









Syrphus Sp







Tachina fera



Orange-belted Leaf Licker (Xylota segnis)



Limonid Crane Fly Sp?

Tags: Pinaltuscervinus, NoonFly, EuropeanHornet, IvyBee, RedAdmiral, GreenShieldbug, BogHoverfly, TachinaFera, Orange-beltedCraneFly, LimonidCraneFlySp, SyrphusSp

Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)

Tags: IvyBee

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)



Batman Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)





Conopid Fly Sp

Leopoldius signatus







Fly Sp



Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)









Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)

Tags: Chiffchaff, RedAdmiral, Leopodiussignatus, FlySp, BatmanHoverfly

White-footed Fly (Platycheirus albimanus)



Fly sp





A metallic green Lasioglossum Sp





Large-headed resin Bee (Heriades truncorum)



Orange-belted Leaf Licker (Xylota segnis)

Tags: White-footedHoverfly, FlySp, LasioglossumSp, Large-headedResinBee, Orange-beltedLeafLicker

Chalcid Wasp Sp





One of the metetallic green Lasioglossum Sp


Heavily punctuated on the thorax

Common Green Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum morio)





Large-headed Resin Bee (Heriades truncorum)











Megachile Sp?





Mint Moth (Pyraustra aurata)





Common Awl Robberfly (Neoitamus cyanurus)



Golden-moustached Fly Fox (Ectemnius cavifrons)?



















Trichrysis cyanea

Tags: ChalcidWasp, LasioglossumSp, Large-headedResinBee, MegachileSp, MintMoth, CommonAwlRobberFly

Heterotoma planicornis

Struggling to get into the air from the short grass.





Coelioxys Sp?



Ruby-tailed Wasp Sp?

Wall Mason Wasp (Ancistrocerus parietinus)





Coelioxys Sp







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)










The hairs bands on the tergites seem very obvious.

Possibly

Little Dark Bee (Sterilis brevicuila)








Horned Black Wasp (Passaloeucus corniger)

Tags: Wood-carvingLeaf-cutterBee, LittleDarkBee, HornedBlackWasp

Wood-carving Leaf-cutter Bee (Megachile ligniseca)

front tarsi unmodified

?





Ruby-tailed Wasp Sp (Ignata Group)





Fly Sp





Fly Sp

Rough-saddled Bandwing (Diapogon variegatus)







Ichneumon Sp

Sabre Wasp (Rhyssa persuasoria)





Megachile Sp





Horned Black Wasp (Passaloeucus corniger)



Sharp-tailed Bee Sp

Shiny-vented Sharp-tail Bee (Coelioxys inermis)

Tags: Rough-sadledBandWing, SabreWasp, HornedBlackWasp, Sharp-tailBeeSp

Sharp-tailed Bee Sp (Coelioxys Sp)

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





Harebell Carpenter Bee (Chelostoma campanularum)



Large-headed Resin Bee (Heriades truncorum)



Little Dark Bee? (Stelis brevuiscula)



Megachile Sp?



Rove Beetle Sp?



Ruby-tailed Wasp Sp?

Tags: Shiny-ventedSharp-tailBee, SmallScissorBee, Large-headedResinBee, LittleDarkBee, MegachileSp, RoveBeetleSp, Ruby-tailedWaspSp

Large-headed Resin Bee (Heriades truncorum)





Mourning Wasp (Pemphredon lagubris)





Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)

Tags: Large-headedResinBee, MourningWasp, WoolCarderBee

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



Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee (Megachile ligneseca)

but may be

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









Ruby-tailed Wasp Sp?

This may be

Chrysura radians



Crossocerus Sp?

The orange legs help with this one

Horned Black Wasp (Passaloecus corniger)







?

This turned out to be

Rough-saddled Bandwing (Dipogon variegatus)

Thanks to Nick Owens for comments



Yellow-faced Bee Sp

Tags: LittleDarkBee, Wood-carvingLeafcutterBee, Ruby-tailedWaspSp, Yellow-facedBeeSp

Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee (Megachile ligneseca)





Pantaloon Bee ♂︎ (Dasypoda hirtirpes)











Ruby-tailed Wasp

Chrysis ignata group



Small Scissor Bee ♂︎ (Chelostoma campanularum)

Tags: MegachileSp, PantaloonBee, Ruby-tailedWaspSp, SmallScissorBee

Greater Knapweed (Centauria scabiosa)



♂︎























♀︎s

Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee - (Megachile ligniseca)

Tags: GreaterKnapweed, Wood-carvingLeafcutterBee

A Purple variety of Vervain (Verbena officinalis)


















Small Scissor Bee / Harebell Carpenter Bee (Chelostoma campanularum)

Tags: HarebellCarpenterBee, Vervain

Lasioglossum Sp







Lesser Stage Beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus)







Fly Sp?

Tags: SweatBeeSp, LesserStagBeetle, FlySp