tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post1981615782207160238..comments2023-04-04T09:31:49.481+02:00Comments on Aigronne Valley Wildlife: The IvyTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-90687069498030695912014-10-28T21:50:46.756+01:002014-10-28T21:50:46.756+01:00I have seen quite a few ivy bees here in South Dev...I have seen quite a few ivy bees here in South Devon recently; even today I saw one or two on the coast near Torquay and we are nearly November.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-87243506639411385142014-10-28T08:28:51.384+01:002014-10-28T08:28:51.384+01:00The Bees Wasps and Ants Recording Society has a fa...The Bees Wasps and Ants Recording Society has a factsheet about <i>colletes hederae</i> at http://www.bwars.com/sites/www.bwars.com/files/info_sheets/01_Colletes_hederae_20100908.pdfPollygarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519711639714303756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-49352978892342413682014-10-28T08:20:50.554+01:002014-10-28T08:20:50.554+01:00Thanks for the IDs Susan, I've updated the cap...Thanks for the IDs Susan, I've updated the captions. The closer I look at the pictures the more creatures I see. It's fascinating. I could have gone on photographing all day and still not picked up all the species using the ivy. I daren't mention the spiders in there too. <i>Colletes hederae</i> was present in numbers and there's a big study going on in UK.Pollygarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519711639714303756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-50274307410103604042014-10-27T21:38:34.591+01:002014-10-27T21:38:34.591+01:00It is sad to see the Ivy with all its activity pas...It is sad to see the Ivy with all its activity passing but at least the summer weather continues. I have noted a large number of bumble bee mimics this year. From a distance the only way I can tell they are not bees is that they lack the long antennae and have only those stubby ones that flies have. Great photographs. AmeliaAfrenchgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137203767933953764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373240096673970831.post-89501418798472713902014-10-27T18:18:16.603+01:002014-10-27T18:18:16.603+01:00Photo#4= Tapered Drone Fly Eristalis pertinax, mal...Photo#4= Tapered Drone Fly <i>Eristalis pertinax</i>, male.<br /><br />Photo#9+10= <i>Ectophasia crassipennis</i> on the left. How can you tell the one on the right is <i>Eristalis interruptus</i>? Could be <i>tenax</i>, maybe even <i>arbustorum</i><i>. Eristalis</i> sp is the best I can do.<br /><br />Photo#14+15=<i>Eristalis</i> sp, probably <i>tenax</i>. His small friend is probably an Anthomyidae.<br /><br />To tell the <i>Eristalis</i> spp apart you need to see their legs.<br /><br />Nice sighting of the Ivy Bee. I haven't seen it yet, so jealous.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com