Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Wasps? mating

Posted by LordV on 09-06-2006 21:49
#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.

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Posted by cthirion on 09-06-2006 23:04
#2

Apoidea Colletidae, Hylaeus sp?

Posted by LordV on 10-06-2006 07:07
#3

So they are Bees ?
Thanks for the ID
Brian V.

Posted by ChrisR on 10-06-2006 11:31
#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 13:02
#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 18:45
#6

Hello,

The male and female don't have the same white marks on the face?

Posted by cthirion on 11-06-2006 11:21
#7

Not necessarily, sexual dimorphism!

Posted by pierred on 11-06-2006 18:43
#8

Thanks, Camille.