Digger Wasp??? (1 Viewer)

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mdb2

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• May 10, 2016

• #1

Hi all, could anyone ID this wasp for me please, could it be a BEE KILLER or other type of digger wasp?

 

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salticus

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• May 11, 2016

• #2

I think it's a cuckoo bee, a Nomada species. Certainly not a bee killer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomada

 

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mdb2

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• May 11, 2016

• #3

salticus said:

I think it's a cuckoo bee, a Nomada species. Certainly not a bee killer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomada

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Thanks Salticus, I will check it out.
Kind regards mike

 

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Adrian_P

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• May 11, 2016

• #4

I'm not an expert, but to me it looks rather like Nomada marshamella (a.k.a. Marsham's Nomad Bee).

Adrian

 

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mdb2

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• May 11, 2016

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Adrian_P said:

I'm not an expert, but to me it looks rather like Nomada marshamella (a.k.a. Marsham's Nomad Bee).

Adrian

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Thanks Adrian will check it out.
Kind regards Mike