A Nomada wasp ID? (Cemlyn, Anglesey) (1 Viewer)

[DoghouseRiley]

Hi All

My wasp book is packed and ready to go (for the last 2 months)......

Any idea which nomada this is?

Red tergite 1, red/brown eyes, antenae and legs, 5 yellow bands upper two broken with red/brown.

Yours, Gareth

 

[Harrybongo]

Hi, again. Looks like a Nomada flava.

 

[DoghouseRiley]

Hi, again. Looks like a Nomada flava.

Apart from two spots, the top of the thorax on mine is black. The pcitures I am seeing of flava shows, red and
black on top?

 

[DoghouseRiley]

Sorry brain detached today, calling them wasps not bees,......................................jeez

 

[DoghouseRiley]

Just seen Steven Falk's collection. Could be flava male?

 

[Harrybongo]

Just seen Steven Falk's collection. Could be flava male?

Hi Doghouse. Yeah, the males and females have differing markings on the thorax, I think yours is a male though, with duller red markings on the thorax? There's a site online, Nature Spot, with some good pics. 👍

 

[Harrybongo]

Hi Doghouse. Yeah, the males and females have differing markings on the thorax, I think yours is a male though, with duller red markings on the thorax? There's a site online, Nature Spot, with some good pics. 👍

....... Nature Spot. org

 

[aeshna5]

Don't think these can be reliably identified to species by photos according to comments on the Bees, wasps & ants FB site earlier this year.

 

[DoghouseRiley]

Apart from two spots, the top of the thorax on mine is black. The pcitures I am seeing of flava shows, red and
black on top?

Don't think these can be reliably identified to species by photos according to comments on the Bees, wasps & ants FB site earlier this year.

Yep, suspect you are right. Wish I had my book..................................... Thanks aeshna5