The general high degree of difficulty in the identification of bees from
photographs, perhaps helps make a lack of interest in the order amongst
most of Nottinghamshire's naturalists, but there are ample potential
rewards for recording hymenoptera, so credit to anyone wishing to take
up the challenge.
The Andrena tibialis photographed by Sandra Parkin in a
Bestwood garden in April 2023 below, is certainly a rare Andrena
in Nottinghamshire and the only other record(s) are unusual and
confusing to say the least. Three are listed as 'unconfirmed' on the NBN
Atlas and the Invertebrate Site Register, yet confusingly, they could
all relate to the same record, just dated as three different years. |
