Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Andrena sp.

Posted by lweit on 11-02-2007 22:04
#1
Is that black fly a species of Andrena, with white hairy thorax perhaps Andrena cineraria L.

Thank you
Louis

Posted by lweit on 11-02-2007 22:06
#2
Another photo of this bee
Louis

Posted by Toby on 12-02-2007 20:32
#3
except for white hairs on tip of abdomen it looks like the Mining Bee Andrena cineraria in my field guide.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 13-02-2007 13:36
#4
Hello, Louis!

lweit wrote:
Is that black fly a species of Andrena, with white hairy thorax perhaps Andrena cineraria L.


Or a rather worn individual of A. vaga (female)? (But I'm no expert.)

Posted by pierred on 14-02-2007 07:03
#5
Hello,

To keep the record straight, it was identified as Andrena agilissima by Nico Vereecken on a French forum.

Posted by lweit on 14-02-2007 10:16
#6
Merci Pierre
Louis