Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Wasps? mating
Posted by LordV on 09-06-2006 20:49
#1
Not a good pic for ID puposes but are these wasps?- white faced about 10mm long basically dark bodies. Taken today South coast UK. Never seen these before.
Brian V.
Posted by cthirion on 09-06-2006 22:04
#2
Apoidea Colletidae, Hylaeus sp?
Posted by LordV on 10-06-2006 06:07
#3
So they are Bees ?
Thanks for the ID
Brian V.
Posted by ChrisR on 10-06-2006 10:31
#4
Yes, definitely bees ... but bees are just fluffy wasps ;) If you could get a good look at a bee's body hair you should see that it is branched, making it look fluffy, unlike a wasp's which is straight.
Posted by cthirion on 10-06-2006 12:02
#5
Apoidea = Bees: Hairs bifid or bifurcate, or feathery ,or barbed ( hind thorax Nomadidae )! View in granzing light with binocular!
Others : Vespoidea, Sphecoidea, and Pompiloidea....... simple hair!
Posted by pierred on 10-06-2006 17:45
#6
Hello,
The male and female don't have the same white marks on the face?
Posted by cthirion on 11-06-2006 10:21
#7
Not necessarily, sexual dimorphism!
Posted by pierred on 11-06-2006 17:43
#8
Thanks, Camille.