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 Andrena cineraria?
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| nick upton |
Posted on 18-04-2010 22:43
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 819 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Could this be Andrena cineraria?? It looks very like online photos of it, but I don't know how many other Andrena sp. bees look very similar. 7.4.10 Cornwall, far southwest UK. nick upton attached the following image:  [182.82Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 19-04-2010 16:04
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Member Location: Awirs (Flémalle) Belgique Posts: 901 Joined: 13.08.04 |
Possible but an extremel said, which complicates the task! Camille cthirion |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 19-04-2010 19:06
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 819 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Thanks Camille, but I don't quite understand your comment. What is it that complicates the task? Here is another photo of a different individual, but i think of the same species. Andrena cineraria? 17.4.10 Wiltshire SW UK nick upton attached the following image:  [133.92Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Berka |
Posted on 21-04-2010 16:20
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 26 Joined: 08.04.10 |
Andrena vaga looks quite similar but I think this is a A. cineraria. |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 21-04-2010 18:02
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 819 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Many thanks Berka. Your input helps me be surer these are A. cineria. I believe A.vaga is rare in the UK and only known in the far south east (http://www.bwars.com/maps_bees.htm), while my sites are in the southwest of the UK, where A.cineraria is often reported. And maybe A.cineraria has more of a black band on the thora than A.vaga x from what I've read. Nick Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 22-04-2010 11:27
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
cthirion wrote: Possible but an extremel said, which complicates the task! Camille I think a bit dropped out of Camille's posting. My conjecture is: '...an extremely difficult genus as you said...'  . The last post shows how easily things get misplaced in typing here: 'thora....x'Stephen. |
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| Berka |
Posted on 23-04-2010 13:07
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 26 Joined: 08.04.10 |
Glad to help. Yes, my experience is that cineraria often has a non-hairy spot on thorax. Glad to see some bee photos  |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 23-04-2010 23:02
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 819 Joined: 12.03.10 |
OK, thanks all. Have some more bees to post after I get back from a trip in 8 days, as I took a photo of a really odd one with really, long wispy hairs on its middle legs today. Nick Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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