Bees, Wasps, Sawflies & Ants – Yorkshire Wildlife Guide

Bees, Wasps, Sawflies & Ants

Further Information

Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society
Mike Hackston’s Hymenoptera Keys
Sawflies (Symphata) of Britain and Ireland

Andrenidae

Andrena bicolor - Gwynne's Mining Bee — Andrena bicolor
Gwynne’s Mining Bee

Andrena chrysosceles - Hawthorn Mining Bee — Andrena chrysosceles
Hawthorn Mining Bee

Andrena cineraria - Ashy Mining Bee — Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee

Andrena clarkella - Clarke's Mining Bee — Andrena clarkella
Clarke’s Mining Bee

Andrena fulva - Tawny Mining Bee — Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee

Andrena haemorrhoa - Early Mining Bee — Andrena haemorrhoa
Early Mining Bee

Andrena nigroaenea - Buffish Mining Bee — Andrena nigroaenea
Buffish Mining Bee

Andrena scotica - Chocolate Mining Bee — Andrena scotica
Chocolate Mining Bee

Andrena subopaca - Impunctate Mini-miner — Andrena subopaca
Impunctate Mini-miner

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Apidae

Apis mellifera - Honey Bee [A] — Apis mellifera
Honey Bee

Anthophora plumipes - Hairy Footed Flower Bee [A] — Anthophora plumipes
Hairy Footed Flower Bee

Bombus hortorum - Garden Bumblebee [A] — Bombus hortorum
Garden Bumblebee

Bombus hypnorum - Tree Bumblebee [A] — Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee

Bombus lapidarius - Large Red-tailed Bumblebee [A] — Bombus lapidarius
Large Red-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus lucorum - White-tailed Bumblebee [A] — Bombus lucorum
White-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus monticola - Bilberry Bumblebee [A] — Bombus monticola
Bilberry Bumblebee

Bombus pascuorum - Common Carder Bee [A] — Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee

Bombus pratorum - Early Bumblebee [A] — Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee

Bombus rupestris - Hill Cuckoo Bee [A] — Bombus rupestris
Hill Cuckoo Bee

Bombus terrestris - Buff-tailed Bumblebee [A] — Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus vestalis - Vestel Cuckoo Bee [A] — Bombus vestalis
Vestel Cuckoo Bee

Nomada cf. flava [CF] — Nomada cf. flava

Nomada goodeniana - Gooden's Nomad Bee [A] — Nomada goodeniana
Gooden’s Nomad Bee

Nomada marshamella - Marsham's Nomad Bee [A] — Nomada marshamella
Marsham’s Nomad Bee

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Colletidae

Colletes succinctus - Heather Colletes [A] — Colletes succinctus
Heather Colletes

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Halictidae

Halictus rubicundus - Yellow-legged Furrow Bee [A] — Halictus rubicundus
Yellow-legged Furrow Bee

Halictus tumulorum - Bronze Furrow Bee — Halictus tumulorum
Bronze Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum calceatum - Slender Mining Bee [A] — Lasioglossum calceatum
Slender Mining Bee

Sphecodes species

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Megachilidae

Megachile cf. ligniseca - Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee [CF] — Megachile cf. ligniseca
Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee

Megachile maritima - Coastal Leaf-Cutter Bee [A] — Megachile maritima
Coastal Leaf-Cutter Bee

Megachile willughbiella - Willughby's Leafcutter Bee [A] — Megachile willughbiella
Willughby’s Leafcutter Bee

Osmia bicornis - Red Mason Bee [A] — Osmia bicornis
Red Mason Bee

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Ichneumonidae

Achaius oratorius [A] — Achaius oratorius

Gambrus carnifex

Ichneumon stramentor [A] — Ichneumon stramentor

Opheltes glaucopterus [A] — Opheltes glaucopterus

Ophion obscuratus [A] — Ophion obscuratus

Ophion scutellaris [A] — Ophion scutellaris

Ophion variegatus [A] — Ophion variegatus

Rhyssella approximator [A] — Rhyssella approximator

Stenichneumon culpator [A] — Stenichneumon culpator

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Chrysididae

Chrysis ignita sensu lato - Ruby-tailed Wasp [A] — Chrysis ignita sensu lato
Ruby-tailed Wasp

Omalus aeneus [A] — Omalus aeneus

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Vespidae

Dolichovespula media - Median Wasp — Dolichovespula media
Median Wasp

Dolichovespula sylvestris - Tree Wasp [A] — Dolichovespula sylvestris
Tree Wasp

Odynerus spinipes

Vespa crabro - Hornet [A] — Vespa crabro
Hornet

Vespula vulgaris - Common Wasp [A] — Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp

Vespula germanica - German Wasp [A] — Vespula germanica
German Wasp

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Crabronidae

Argogorytes fargeii [A] — Argogorytes fargeii

Cerceris rybyensis - Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp — Cerceris rybyensis
Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp

Crabro cribrarius - Slender Bodied Digger Wasp [A] — Crabro cribrarius
Slender Bodied Digger Wasp

Ectemnius continuus [A] — Ectemnius continuus

Gorytes quadrifasciatus

Mellinus arvensis - Field Digger Wasp [A] — Mellinus arvensis
Field Digger Wasp

Nysson spinosus - Large Spurred Digger Wasp — Nysson spinosus
Large Spurred Digger Wasp

Oxybelus uniglumis - Common Spiny Digger Wasp [A] — Oxybelus uniglumis
Common Spiny Digger Wasp

Pemphredon species

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Argidae

Arge cyanocrocea [A] — Arge cyanocrocea

Arge pagana

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Cimbicidae

Abia fasciata [A] — Abia fasciata

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Tenthredinidae

Aneugmenus coronatus

Athalia rosae - Turnip Sawfly — Athalia rosae
Turnip Sawfly

Aglaostigma aucupariae [A] — Aglaostigma aucupariae

Aglaostigma fulvipes [A] — Aglaostigma fulvipes

Caliroa species

Eriocampa ovata - Alder Sawfly [A] — Eriocampa ovata
Alder Sawfly

Pachyprotasis rapae [A] — Pachyprotasis rapae

Rhadinoceraea micans

Rhogogaster punctulata [A] — Rhogogaster punctulata

Rhogogaster viridis [A] — Rhogogaster viridis

Strongylogaster multifasciata [A] — Strongylogaster multifasciata

Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis

Tenthredo amoena [A] — Tenthredo amoena

Tenthredo livida

Tenthredo mesomela

Tenthredo notha [A] — Tenthredo notha

Tenthredo scrophulariae - Figwort Sawfly [A] — Tenthredo scrophulariae
Figwort Sawfly

Tenthredo temula

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Formicidae – Ants

Common Red Ant - Myrmica rubra — Myrmica rubra
Common Red Ant

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