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https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/halictus-mining-bees https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/allacma https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-bees https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/hylaeus-white-faces-bees https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipes https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-mining-bees https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/mirid-bugs https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/dicyrtomina https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/drosophilid-flies https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/sphecodes-bees https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/portfolio480212.html https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-nitida-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/L6URyUa8W_Ofgs6lumpfzu0Xw0o=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21277600264facc41282d82.jpgAndrena nitida (f) [i]Andrena nitida[/i] (=[i]pubescens[/i]), female. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d38651800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7SaJsEP9qyfC_kYZtayH7b-gX64=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_169770014457723cd207793.jpgSminthurinus aureus [i]Sminthurinus aureus[/i]. On the underside of fallen bark. Staffordshire, March 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38561 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sXR_-Gg2BGL_Stk0IuJgqsA8Ldg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1179893484518ca895d4546.jpgAndrena barbilabris (m) [i]Andrena barbilabris[/i] male. Abandoned quarry Stafordshire. May 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-elegans01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZOzzqFhD1s9uXt9mcDLKAidYxrA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_118863004852865960406cf.jpgSminthurinus elegans On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/chelostomastack https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qx5eQMPhGQXl6ChoM-FpipL-Vc4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_214334776351eeb6c5845c9.jpgChelostoma campanularum (m) [I]Chelostoma campanularum[/I] male resting in a campanula flower. Composite (stacked) image. Warwickshire, July 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32026web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gkC3_nhL4Sskn_Iv4XDuMUo_Vjc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_87872530655bb8c91c4e22.jpgMegachile willughbiella (m) [i]Megachile willughbiella[/i] male; Staffordshire garden, June 2015. Note expanded fore-tarsi. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/the-oel-canweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_95232074660d0b7d437293.jpgThe Oel Can The Oel Can. Light-painted still-life photograph of three vintage oilcans. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/stilllifewithchippinghammer-web https://images.on-this.website/21826_1057338488637b4bdd24a79.jpgA Selection of Unrelated Objects A Selection of Unrelated Objects. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring welder's hammer, bottle, gourds and Physalis flowers. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/leucophora-fly02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-fhIEKBZCOZev3b68SskN1klSJg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_559577034f8d253faabe9.jpgLeucophora Fly Leucophora fly, close to a large Yellow-legged Mining Bee ([i]Andrena flavipes[/i)) colony. This is a teneral example (recently hatched from the pupa and not yet showing typical appearance). https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d33219web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/cX3HpXnEZPpxxJpA_WK1NLhTxkk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_5590972595380bece0c91d.jpgOsmia bicornis (brood cell) [i]Osmia bicornis[/i] brood cell in glass "observation" tube. Warwickshire, May 2014. Eggs deposited on collected pollen/nectar mixture. Note mud divisions between brood cells. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30767web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/pUMNL13EjPohEHWxjmNa51PEvzw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_624011645358141d568c9.jpgHalictus rubicundus (f) [I]Halictus rubicundus[/I] female. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-haemorrhoa-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/l7reLwETCAF8ptYIt-ujHQNfoL0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17694647435530c8116d55d.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (f) Recently-emerged [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i]. Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/harlequinspectabilis https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5IsrxquKz3OoIzGDNBM6-8tADic=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11689192644ffd954364192.jpgHarlequin Ladybird Harlequin Ladybird - [i]Harmonia axyridis[/i], spectabilis form. Warwickshire, July 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/melecta-dark2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7tcEKxMnGCB1A4FoC0afeOPdBbI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8770378824fb680a67d2b5.jpgMelecta albifrons (f) Dark form female feeding on a dandelion ([i]Taraxacum officinale[/i]) flower. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/14-spot-ladybird https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DDHUWs9SSt3LyFX54UH3fgM7nic=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_5759093455020e101b5dcc.jpg14-Spot Ladybird 14-spot Ladybird ([i]Propylea quattuordecimpunctata[/i]). Warwickshire, August 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d39200 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/lUaN-5BqCZ1LObzjAIQFR3Oq9O4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1589756417518cab8d9c7b7.jpgAndrena chrysosceles (m) i]Andrena chrysosceles[/i] male. Warwickshire, May 2013. Note yellow/white clypaeus and red tarsi. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d35370web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/978ekunkN6lgW4GLvyU0bl4Op8s=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14749547856a8962acd7e7.jpgMellinus arvensis (f) Female [i]Mellinis arvensis[/i] wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-cineraria-male02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OgAqmoTxTzp548ooTiTxMTf_uMo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20567365914f8beba5f0ab0.jpgAndrena cineraria (m) Cubbington Church, Warwickshire, April 2012 https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14855913.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AwoVOPVHWGBwjQc9fs6f1ZzEWEs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_12568487734facbfc2a0d7a.jpgAndrena bucephala (m) Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32049web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_8DnFt7nPB2MmZKMsrZTGMj3dZQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_168117250258cd5c03603ad.jpgHylaeus hyalinatus (m) Male [i]Hylaeus hyalinatus[/i] Yellow-faced Bee in Ceanothus flowers. Staffordshire garden, June 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d33941 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/12QUxtGrK1_Jt-3wdFN7iqpgdNU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19092242704f7ab96f182e5.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female at a nest site. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-dorsata02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SNH7xWosD92LozcQ15RzLWlebb8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21150355954fb6728c1240f.jpgAndrena dorsata (f) [i]Andrena dorsata[/i] female - Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/harlequin02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RaASJg56FLmQyIJmtXS9wMJf3Ho=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2475195094feec338431f5.jpgHarlequin Ladybird Harlequin Ladybird - [i]Harmonia axyridis[/i], succinea form. Warwickshire, June 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipesf01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/F9hfNUSuESzjDpI__y4Jsy4q7cw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19062574365020e4d7a716f.jpgAndrena flavipes (f) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] female at her nest burrow. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire, August2012. (Second brood) https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d34762web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vvfSeBoMN3TyogPupxNOxKMiWhM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_81727068155d77a00da466.jpgMellinus arvensis (f) A female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp. Note facial markings. Staffordshire garden, August 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-reticulatus02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EOrNGn7KJ3dKCUMRE0V7Fygd4_Q=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3182552315286531b9be82.jpgSminthurinus reticulatus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, February 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AcF7Y_LjulaeOcCaWv-UtlR4ZNY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14147594274fe177c93a245.jpgOsmia leaiana (f) [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female leaving a hole in my "Bee Hotel". Warwickshire, July 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37156web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/f-iZRYo3mwQxO-wqkDqfBU53w-Q=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_123768732856a8a2b223387.jpgKatiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov. The "novel" Katiannid springtail currently designated [i]Katiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov.[/i]. On a wall, Staffordshire churchyard, November 2015. A maturing female. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30796web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5ZLb_mXFQHVjVnofoJIcJLg3KIo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_516208291535815b0d8176.jpgNomada leucophthalma (f) [i]Nomada leucophthalma[/i] female at an [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] colony. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/8958oldavocado-editweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_145876758861af6ef859d78.jpgOld and Shrivelled Old and Shrivelled. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring vintage glass bottles, avocado, pepper and a gourd. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/harlequin01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/61JM4tBKrmNvjtGyKVncUH-bdlQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8128605754feec33b6c492.jpgHarlequin Ladybird Harlequin Ladybird - [i]Harmonia axyridis[/i], succinea form. Warwickshire, June 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d36839web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8m8Bad3uqN8-NgBn0qTjNUVVspw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7145265056a89d188e75b.jpgDicyrtoma fusca {Dicyrtoma fusca] springtail in leaf-litter. Staffordshire churchyard, November 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-fulva-female01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yzfEMwlGjTFyJ5hQ3gC3bghmNWU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16112597304f8ecb209ec3b.jpgAndrena fulva (f) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] female showing distinctive colouration and dark underside. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/megachile03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aKUe-TDbQoY1GbutC_cguHbMMDo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_9734788865020ef6c7a6d9.jpgMegachile centuncularis (f) Megachile centuncularis female, cutting a section of leaf from a Fuchsia plant. Warwickshire, July 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39260web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/cHfaH4mLDwAXPlsRluoTXHAzi7Y=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_514922335328395a5ccbb.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), resting on a leaf. Warwickshire, March 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30679 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LA0UnCbqVXCtbAkewmiyZsf4-LU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_209169734850ae7e5344b7c.jpgDicyrtomina ornata Dead specimen, on the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. The furca which in life is held under tension underneath the body, is visible here. It is this device which when released, propels the springtail into the air. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37943web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/t0rUBWUwas5yIU3ApMYt_2eqjfc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_977179321577238f3a4551.jpgCalvatomina nr. superba Springtail [i]Calvatomina nr. superba[/i] on a headstone in a churchyard. Staffordshire, March 2016. Note typical markings on rear of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14700160.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8zwC4hET3hrFhoDnvZ86jciFsys=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3442259304f97be04f2dbc.jpgMelecta albifrons Feeding on a dandelion flower. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/4550cutpeppers202web https://images.on-this.website/21826_2856913915d570ccf04330.jpgPepper Seeds Pepper Seeds. Light-painted still-life photograph of stripey pepper fruit and a vintage pewter dish. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37373web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NXaR1wh1-E2H7PNmGdcw45fjK9k=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_131506054356a8dca4e5a27.jpgKatiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov. The "novel" Katiannid springtail currently designated [i]Katiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov.[/i]. On a wall, Staffordshire churchyard, January 2016. A mature male. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23930150.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZgnhjsWD09fKEUn5YK5e8BE1Zss=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10148787395525702da83d3.jpgAnthophora plumipes (f) Female Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), leaving her hole in a church wall. Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31860web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-S-GxvEoDvTfM2ZZHe3Hj3TX7hA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1313010137535d1bbb358a5.jpgAndrena bucephala (m) [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] male. At a known breeding site in Warwickshire. April 2014. Note characteristically large head. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39670web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rZWXfa9s3Lw-EW9zWMn_Vo7Gb5w=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_82473625957725017a0ff8.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (m) [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] male, Staffordshire garden on globe hyacinth flowers. April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d3559502 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6_61O3-f_eNsgk-lqV2YDYEI4Ss=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_177019905552ed210bb5ff5.jpgSminthurinus niger [i]Sminthurinus niger[/i]. On the surface of an old wooden bench. Warwickshire, December 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/cacoxenus-indagator-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2cpnvqMm9ZWE2doOCWk6fAIAqSQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_9105952144fb678f81cb37.jpgCacoxenus indagator Female Loitering at a "Bee Hotel" that was attracting the Red Mason Bee - [i]Osmia bicornis[/i] (=[i]Osmia rufa[/i]). Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37792web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ud18cwgbDT1RphUq_XCq4iuDYNA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_176616941256a8e0b738de9.jpgCalvatomina nr. superba Springtail [i]Calvatomina nr. superba[/i] on a headstone in a churchyard. Staffordshire, January 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39277web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7fWhntkok__t2fYQ7pxGXoEQqeQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1927575292532838332c246.jpgAndrena bicolor (m) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Warwickshire, March 2014. My first photograph of a male! https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39138web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ONFyFlHFFU0fLv52RmX-gssUy-A=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1629445296557b066278511.jpgNomada lathburiana (f) Cuckoo Bee [i]Nomada lathburiana[/i]. Cleptoparasite of the Ashy Mining Bee ([i]Andrena cineraria[/i]). Staffordshire garden, May 2015. Insect image shows abdominal colouration. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/ladybird-2-spot https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Tk4uliwhrV9SFqf-Lhm7kBc6AU0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20342720464ff6e4a303dc9.jpg2-Spot Ladybird 2-Spot Ladybird - [i]Adalia bipunctata[/i]. Warwickshire - July, 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/sphecodes-niger-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5HohyPrd7O6rjWuA35TFpOQvbCI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_97875623652ed027a8f996.jpgSphecodes niger (m) Male [i]Sphecodes niger[/i], Warwickshire, September 2013. Only the second Warwickshire record. Males very rarely photographed as live specimens. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14939799.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1JM9JPOnasFElTPtsVjj3ffNxBM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6167280444fb67d902b864.jpgAndrena fulva (f) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] female. Warwickshire, 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30203 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CVIJULvg8xP4LFwiVOrZvzBzMb8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_112547298650b4a437bdc08.jpgDicyrtomina minuta On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/myopa-fly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jhogdrBKAPpPOmGTj80S5WF6wCg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2213148394f8d1ef1eb8fc.jpgMyopa species Myopia species; probably [i]Myopia testacea[/i]. Found by an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] Mining Bee colony. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-cineraria-male03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rpo3P9WW-dGpxOrD6Du-U45ekb8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2267341724f8beb9468bb6.jpgAndrena cineraria (m) https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31760web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/G1tuuWKrId0AkXcu0hmF6tGpewg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_391413023535817a34bac7.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) Female[i] Osmia bicornis[/i], Warwickshire, April 2014. Clearing out materials from an old nesting site. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d36214 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8gR3CZ9pvGYVMgmki31AiXv69v4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_202246318352ed1970c6406.jpgSminthurinus aureus - Dark form [i]Sminthurinus aureus[/i]. On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, December 2013. A very dark form of [i]Sminthurinus aureus forma reticulatus[/i]. Note very dark area between the eyes and a darkly-pigmented "moustache". It has been suggested that this may be a [i]Sminthurinus aureus/Sminthurinus elegans[/i] hybrid. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-carantonica03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OZDYXkHNTHEjSqLxG-AlH3-urxo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19572487064f7affbec1723.jpgA. carantonica [i]Andrena carantonica[/i] with a female Stylops fly protruding between the abdominal tergites. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-fucata-female03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KeI5y-qqIj26OCwJM56McHZ4cOc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_12675675484f931edf62f79.jpgNomada fucata Female https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/melecta-albifrons03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/X9a5sCyCbi9OfnwO5ul_1ZT2OG8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1097879514f918aff786a8.jpgMelecta albifrons Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/leucophora-fly https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YthGsts1Q5-8It-LuHTSva1DYpA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7685332284f8d247dd906c.jpgLeucophora Fly Leucophora fly, close to a large Yellow-legged Mining Bee ([i]Andrena flavipes[/i]) colony. This is a teneral example (recently hatched from the pupa and not yet showing typical appearance). https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30155web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_eqnGFi2jxHCyYVvYc_NSZsvINI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1474008031577251a5d9aa1.jpgAndrena barbilabris (m) [i]Andrena barbilabris[/i] male. Staffordshire, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-reticulatus05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aPf1oPDTXahV9F3tZINyyjkYQs4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_15359306795286532bc2725.jpgSminthurinus reticulatus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, September 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-male03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/B-vPLdm9nPxkKuQvJjj-U863TlM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10651799584f857fc0c1c51.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire, March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d33322web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GFIrCaaPEdTs68apevvyjF6rh94=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_157442471155d776e5e2bbd.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] second-brood female. "Roosting" inside a Campanula flower, Staffordshire garden, July 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/myopa-fly02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/L1tt49ysoEIyD8QXkDI4o1mTh8E=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21114001504f8d1eee7b351.jpgMyopa species Myopia species; probably [i]Myopia testacea[/i]. Found by an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] Mining Bee colony. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-nigroaenea-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mqrzUkRm5XZHEGW3tHnC_u0dXU0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1262399685534b877c57ad.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) Newly-emerged [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female. Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/ladybird2-spot01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3l0gXXPpyr5V0SpZUbZwUuReKbE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_13317406814ffff11e28f36.jpg2-Spot Ladybird 2-Spot Ladybird - [i]Adalia bipunctata[/i]. Warwickshire - July, 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31075web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FydGB-1V2-JjgbRAuQn8qb4DqVs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4864361675773843b224b3.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] female, inspecting a Buffish Mining Bee nest burrow. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-elegans02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kVJVbG9Jes7GdD_mXRtdknlD6kw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1436500366528659656036e.jpgSminthurinus elegans On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-goodeniana03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aTFrvIDkcxGgelcNydEYlD8y_9E=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7008678464fbba1c67ab4f.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] at an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] colony. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-barbilabris-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OKLNfA7MSJjv-qdCbDPhPjl9Pvw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20504880705544d7d07bf17.jpgAndrena barbilabris (f) [i]Andrena barbilabris[/i] female preparing a nest burrow. Sandy footpath through farmland. Staffordshire. April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/svrspringsweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_16522514975d4c4139577f4.jpgRailwayana - Springs Railwayana - Springs. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a selection of items from the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) collection, including vintage hurricane lamp. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-fabriciana-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AovrcSDnBajcf0IxYkHkwl1FCMo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_124334558955257438c6ffa.jpgNomada fabriciana (f) A female [i]Andrena fabriciana[/i] cuckoo bee. Staffordshire garden; April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/chelostoma-pair https://photos.on-this.website/wm/N8VPnjQ9wvKZCV5F9Fd9jbl02L8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21268048924ffeefb16d9e7.jpgChelostoma campanularum (m/f) Pair of Harebell Carpenter Bees ([i]Chelostoma campanularum[/i]) mating inside a [i]Campanula[/i] flower. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30848 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4bIpGkXDpda_xEjPuTIcYkjleBI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_84712435850ae7b3b6f156.jpgDicyrtomina minuta On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/9130nichedaffsweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_5960310936217b0e9388c4.jpgDaffodils Daffodils. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring spring daffodils. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23930093.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/XbQT9VoEY1Ck1sENFvjJaVPDAmE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_103881505555256e7dc7d0a.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, March 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23983869.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/D78TR_Vq2FHIbmoBk1HhvrfLZVY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10496984045530c56fdfe26.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) Pollen-laden [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, investigating a nest hole. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d34786web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vBMWMmEBwt9yPFJjAFSJTkxLju8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_122109737855d77869db3ce.jpgMegachile centuncularis (f) [i]Megachile centuncularis[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, August 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/6126fennelweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_118491975e68f4cf03968.jpgVintage Scales Vintage Scales. Light-painted still-life photograph of vintage kitchen scales and a selection of fruit and vegetables. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-pubescens05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/doYyODScg055wUDHT3IgA3nSI5A=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18555992074fabb6efa747d.jpgAndrena nitida (f) [i]Andrena nitida[/i] (=[i]pubescens[/i]), female. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/bee-flystack02web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eu7-9inu4zPvuTSh410Gwx_7KAs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_201382730553283a06aa89a.jpgBombylius major Large Bee-fly ([i]Bombylius major[/i]), Warwickshire, March 2014. This specimen resting amid an [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] Mining Bee nest site. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/threeapricots-web https://images.on-this.website/21826_2565038326491a5698a091.jpgThree Apricots Three Apricots. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring apricots and some vintage glassware. Lit with diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5721canscaliperweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_4882468965e03cb686a543.jpgCans, Cogs and Calipers Cans, Cogs and Calipers. Light-painted still-life photograph of vintage oilcans a gearwheel and set of calipers. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo18893604.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Z_q-dtgBZVTx2IiPJVLfF_oxM80=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17817914425204ffd5a4dda.jpgOsmia leaiana (f) [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female looking out of her nest burrow in my "Bee Hotel". Warwickshire, June 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/9542orchidweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_383137384627b9c6bd2664.jpgOrchid Orchid. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a potted Phalaenopsis orchid. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-cineraria-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jE9e9YtPv_OROgb-Z-SBhhY3v74=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17852615054facc277cebad.jpgAndrena cineraria (f) A female, showing characteristic bluish iridescence on abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-chrysosceles-male02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WHi36RoNKba52Oo2ct-bPrRSo8k=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16964236544f97af6ecfe6a.jpgAndrena chrysosceles (m) i]Andrena chrysosceles[/i] male. Warwickshire, 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/14-spot-larva https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NtrPB4xvvsz6IOSyy84eJgOGz0s=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_832880805020e1072a483.jpg14-Spot Ladybird Larva 14-spot Ladybird larva([i]Propylea quattuordecimpunctata[/i]). Warwickshire, August 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/bombylius-major-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OQX_6xLFpdWuCNbjGV29ISBd4iA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21052547784f8fbedc4b793.jpgBombylius major Male Bee fly ([i]Bombylius major[/i]) male resting in an [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] Mining Bee colony. Cubbington, Warwickshire, March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/grapes-two-applesweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_204182214960f6dfa8dd96b.jpgGrapes and Two Apples Grapes and Two Apples. Light-painted still-life photograph inspired by the work of French painter Jean-Siméon Chardin. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/9141nichetoolsdenweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_5714457456221eb42203f6.jpgGrandfather's Old Tools Grandfather's Old Tools. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a selection of my grandfather's old tools. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/old-allium-flowers3web https://images.on-this.website/21826_196952611664d2670c375e2.jpgOld Allium Flowers Old Allium Flowers. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring Allium flowers, and garlic and some vintage aluminium, pewter and glassware. Lit with diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30511 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GHwpRRe9XO0XereCXEqQkVObObU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_110977755250a95d55622aa.jpgDicyrtoma fusca On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. A rather pale specimen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/10186deadroses-web1200 https://images.on-this.website/21826_1741460376409f545bd4a0.jpgDead_Roses Dead Roses. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a selection of vintage aluminium/aluminum items and some dried rose flowers. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36779 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RKh1nCisT7EsX-BQfWVOgmV5Yng=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2760242295204fc1bebdd7.jpgAndrena fulva (f) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] female showing distinctive colouration and dark underside. Warwickshire, April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/svrlamps02web https://images.on-this.website/21826_18789555325d4c413914880.jpgRailwayana - Lamps Railwayana - Lamps. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a selection of items from the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) collection, including hurricane lamp, blowlamp and vintage funnel. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-chrysosceles-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dXM013qTXVVkWaGF7FgJXdBfi2M=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18886097534f97af7204cb3.jpgAndrena chrysosceles (m) i]Andrena chrysosceles[/i] male. Warwickshire, 2012. Note yellow/white clypaeus and red tarsi. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24545381.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kEwx3mcEdS7X8o93xP58aKXkGb4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_745497033557b02c0f0d70.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> female. Staffordshire garden, May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/6031scrapersflippedsmoke1web https://images.on-this.website/21826_16111750645e538ef6e77f7.jpgFinished for the Day Finished for the Day. Light-painted still-life photograph of a blowlamp and a selection of vintage tools. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30098web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QgvB3CSjhKgPH6ZXFFDSQc5CgPU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1374193488558da551781ce.jpgSapyga quinquepunctata (f) Female cuckoo wasp, [i]Sapyga quinquepunctata[/i] nectaring on saxifrage flowers. Staffordshire garden, June 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31984web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eq98kb-59DOSTCb82ngTtLjsEbI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_64098710457739ca137bcc.jpgSapyga quinquepunctata (f) Female cuckoo wasp, [i]Sapyga quinquepunctata[/i] on the roof of one of my bee-hotels. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. Note red markings on abdomen, which helps distinguish it from the male. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-elegans08 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qIgW4KnbEaFfAayfd99NVG2040o=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_57755206528659845b29d.jpgSminthurinus elegans On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-elegans05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Gbnl3b59F7mx1nzoEarrqyhJDLE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_38304004552865976daa13.jpgSminthurinus elegans f. ornata On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/adalia-bipunctata https://photos.on-this.website/wm/j1d_iz6cKFaBkYRYm72CtZxDd5k=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_861395100500d5934d41b6.jpgAdalia bipunctata 2-Spot Ladybird - [i]Adalia bipunctata f sexpustulata[/i]. Warwickshire - July, 2012. This is the 6-spot form. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/7796cutgourdsdenweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_3718536066016dd7ed8963.jpgThe Pewter Eggcup The Pewter Eggcup. Light-painted still-life photograph of decorative gourds. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/7281gourdsscoopdenweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_13572860735fd4cd430ebf9.jpgVintage Scoop Vintage Scoop. Light-painted still-life photograph of a vintage scoop and a selection of fruit and vegetables. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d31967 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/c4wk9Z-BZV4VOH2YGRJ9llFVFxE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_158564567550cafdc7609e6.jpgDicyrtomina saundersi (m) Male [i]Dicyrtomina saundersi[/i] on the underside of a frosty fallen leaf. Warwickshire, December 2012. Note cheek pigmentation and raised genital papilla. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-pubescens https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AwLEQBg3xa1_VS03cGL8kwM6kqA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10492701344fabb6e34b14f.jpgAndrena nitida (f) [i]Andrena nitida[/i] (=[i]pubescens[/i]), female. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39585 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YpLGGdZ0s3eIpeFqgDtx8zteVM4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_38191761852ed29f202c2f.jpgColletes hederae (m) Male [i]Colletes hederae[/i] on Ivy flowers. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-dorsata-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FDRW4z8DRZyjxi5u_-erDLNscsc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_13807937974fb67178ef7ef.jpgAndrena dorsata (f) [i]Andrena dorsata[/i] female - Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-igniceps02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/t_ngoPTcF_eGX3TIKSrdw-WZv30=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_112801601052ed0665076fd.jpgSminthurinus igniceps Warwickshire, December 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39220web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mXNYoH9LVthn6yVBH4Z_xJIKarU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_800690662577237c54770a.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), in a hole in a church wall. Staffordshire, March 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipes-male04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/VtwzgTPy5sBZowZ0D6ov8O0pFlY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_12819270654f852a4508ee8.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), looking out of a nest burrow in an old stone wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39197800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/hjw9lreaxE4aN6KIQq-EB_-DcE0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1852653811577237c22cd31.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), in a hole in a church wall. Staffordshire, March 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/mirid01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Pgs3qEFutWVuvx_ly6RGjtOtFmE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7259214514ffeb0aab0bd9.jpgDryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus This specimen, although on ivy, was very close to a large oak. The likely identification of [i]Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus[/i] was kindly proposed by an iSpot user. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107646.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/hl2d0shN-TJs7aCTeO_0ZvvpjNo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19078944645544d37427c0a.jpgAndrena labiata (f) [i]Andrena labiata[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. This is one of only four Staffordshire records and the first since 2006. It has been increasing in neighbouring Shropshire recently. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/img6008800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WM_ueFtKMtvSLBfSHh5JdYn7Z9Q=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_209284998851a5bc90c5a60.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) Female[i] Osmia bicornis[/i], sealing a nest hole with mud. Warwickshire, May 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-bicornis-male03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8aKl8K8LjnlXqXAi8jM-vNg-1mU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18721960124fb67b37c8b5f.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) A male, found indoors. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24545379.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/TtbuZiwzIEj_ZK2lC_ISkAea3tQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_146885114557b0138719b0.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (f) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] female. Shropshire, May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/chelostoma-male01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UCUOs9R9826FHwZiwdmHl0hOWpM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1205745334ffae6b94f34b.jpgChelostoma campanularum (m) In a [i]Campanula[/i] flower - Warwickshire, July 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/chelostomapair https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gPgfJr03fpStbTJ7FF8lPovWmdE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_48769312951eeb6bd312b3.jpgChelostoma campanularum (Pair) [I]Chelostoma campanularum[/I] pair, mating inside a campanula flower. Warwickshire, July 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39822web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sFhmiFTtLc2kKDj1zAIVmMS-9BY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_149999702577253d517cea.jpgAndrena fulva (m) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, April 2016. Note mandibles with "tooth" at base. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephala-female02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nN8wYT9ZT7l2M5cF133LL8a0Jw8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1086072864fb67ebcd6a20.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) Female with full pollen load. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30939web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3S6A-G8mFjpTon61wa6rFo8miCU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10508240675358166f47166.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (f) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] female in a dandelion flower. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/10273themeasuringspoon-web2 https://images.on-this.website/21826_725912124641c60318decd.jpgThe Measuring Spoon The Measuring Spoon. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a selection of vintage aluminium/aluminum items and a green glass bottle. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-goodeniana04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/B_hOeP08OJYGkLF-j9RxkwGSnhY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20461126154fbba1bc433d6.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] investigating an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] burrow. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23930095.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/epbTsGWxS7D0j9oQstRnzjxqJN0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_200173739255256e8a839be.jpgAndrena bicolor (m) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-goodeniana-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eNYG7O_LEXaSWft05DwqzFujdMY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1800003354fbba1bf7a276.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] investigating an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] burrow. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30565web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/oLHET4iI_y3NHfDmjysQoXpr2Sk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_764447144577386996a16f.jpgAndrena labiata (m) [i]Andrena labiata[/i] male, showing characteristic facial markings. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/corkscrews https://images.on-this.website/21826_4586333475c3715fa3e3ec.jpgCorkscrews Corkscrews. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30165 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/95Vve4FhkTTm2G_8vKs1Tu0zxxU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_121630661850a95c25ee81f.jpgDicyrtomina saundersi On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37499 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jzta1faYHjhLYjihzW0qTxi0WeA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1351488219522ef90063430.jpgHalictus rubicundus (m) [I]Halictus rubicundus[/I] male. Warwickshire, August 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-bicornis-males https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JYwZDTgDVuSnhatlx9Y5ffS8GfY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2684411185534b6fd638fa.jpgOsmia bicornis (males) <i>Osmia bicornis</i>, pair of males. Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/n-marshamella-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dE-tqgej0UssnTHHGftEn88SRas=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10897553314fe173da8f36f.jpgN. marshamella (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-clarkella-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YOD7LDA8zxP2tRsExI-H53U-QeE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_15336200224f7aaefb9937a.jpgAndrena clarkella (f) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] female at her nest burrow. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/9490nichecans4den4x3web https://images.on-this.website/21826_131000476626d47b281551.jpgCorrugated Cardboard Corrugated Cardboard. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a selection of vintage oilcans and some torn cardboard. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/lasioglossum-smeathmanellum03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EWZib1UiVDEkssn1oTrg3139Nxw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2221417104f83f99f041cc.jpgLasioglossum smeathmanellum https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-female06 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ge5G_3KRL2GxIrFsTt-why_pLUA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6241266474f931902e0431.jpgN. marshamella (f) Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/2478pewter-dish4x3web https://images.on-this.website/21826_20879937365c35c5b581484.jpgThe Pewter Dish The Pewter Dish. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31091web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mBBsmy3DQPeNaFp7Jn_6E3TCAfA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1187982125577388c1d8e9c.jpgAndrena cineraria (f) [i]Andrena cineraria]/i] female. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-fucata-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/q_MaFsC5AifqWyLgak8IuS46ty8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20352156134f931ed77093b.jpgNomada fucata male https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37656 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/p5oFIyoKnX8y3ukP6yQcyJRaeq0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1994079163522efa004145f.jpgHalictus tumulorum (f) [i]Halictus tumulorum[/i] female mining bee. Warwickshire, August 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24313112.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/13uQ_f5Y-5ZqIaoKiw2jaMlluGQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_986844050555b90e30a7fc.jpgAndrena fulva (f) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] female warming-up on a rock. Staffordshire, May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39568 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/meUk9IFUmJ2LTe88rLpl7nMu_Kw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_161104373452ed29ebbacb9.jpgColletes hederae (f) Female [i]Colletes hederae[/i] on Ivy flowers. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-elegans03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vD-7MmHkXCLqc2fHDTwm_2speyw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_13267292765286596c2eca2.jpgSminthurinus elegans On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39481web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/hNbAQCvaQ7WJlGIaSFaLzH3aYJI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_548528977577233f75304f.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, March 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-igniceps01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/REccj3sCy719TQx1l1DGHqQeq7c=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_70252081252ed06609c22b.jpgSminthurinus igniceps Warwickshire, December 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d38880 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/H_FyxNeWNz1jcuffLMNoghh0o5s=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1530260387531a1af904bd7.jpgAndrena clarkella - Pair [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] pair at a nesting site. Warwickshire, March 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31547web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9NHUEh21yJrXlvkKSnhxtrd4-dE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_999056762535d197d6fad0.jpgAndrena cineraria (f) [i]Andrena cineraria]/i] female. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-clarkella-male02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-zygQcxkaoxIlYt5ea4OeSmXmrs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18448375094f7ab44150a4c.jpgAndrena clarkella (m) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] male at a nesting site. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38565 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eJXMaEbtKmM-fyGY7hFZVFhuWd0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_416851760518ca89c63013.jpgAndrena barbilabris (f) [i]Andrena barbilabris[/i] female. Abandoned quarry Stafordshire. May 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5072calipers03web https://images.on-this.website/21826_8208469955dc40fa2a6624.jpgVintage Calipers Vintage Calipers. Light-painted still-life photograph of vintage calipers, terracotta pots, globe artichoke and a selection of decorative gourds. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-leaiana02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8SQFYgXwnGoiACCdT7ggBOb6Ugc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11752577644fe41d661c10f.jpgO. leaiana (f) [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female exiting her nest burrow in a brick wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-elegans04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Mv3nl98nVhXInpcGicfiPjSDHvo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1018987763528659716b78f.jpgSminthurinus elegans & S. igniceps On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30954web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xeNowomkA2gCjxbSLv0WkBuB6uw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2410774655773843782999.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] female on a bluebell flower. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14754576.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yhg1bwCmu7C10btGOUMmCFTSqjY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21120109114f9fdf2b49457.jpgMelecta albifrons Feeding on a dandelion flower. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24313062.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6uYex4yvQKg8et-Qvud8IciP7w0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1196707541555b8c2970ec2.jpgAndrena barbilabris (f) [i]Andrena barbilabris[/i] female starting a nest burrow. Sandy footpath through farmland. Staffordshire. May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30040web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rgBOPnp43A3rBKp754DKGtA8Ems=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_154921097657724f715861e.jpgHalictus rubicundus (f) [I]Halictus rubicundus[/I] female. Staffordshire garden, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-pubescens04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/x2_zKuunPIEK8aU2BoTlvY6sitM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4472498294fabb6ecebdf7.jpgAndrena nitida (f) [i]Andrena nitida[/i] (=[i]pubescens[/i]), female. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-bicornis-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/tO1YrHmSZmlNENde1TwkGOQgM3A=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11056881974fb67b4a80026.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) Male cleaning by a nest hole. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/melecta-dark https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SBpCuV6zsnqGx7cDwlUP4VTOR-g=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16090981144fb680a32b2c3.jpgMelecta albifroms (f) Dark form. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d35645800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/HSnfucNm72IZWPHPpSMBXdTiZ_c=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_229688113514975bdc977f.jpgAndrena clarkella (m) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] male at a nesting site. Warwickshire 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d35715800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JazDSM-urXSwiONCWmFu5i8MXT8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1872695287514977cce07b2.jpgAndrena clarkella (f) Newly-emerged [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] female at a nesting site. Warwickshire 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32869web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nhXYpcxUooBL_9_25kdVW-rkI4w=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4927814645368eeb826840.jpgMelecta albifrons (f) Female [i]Melecta albifrons[/i] cuckoo bee, Warwickshire, May 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-male05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QGOxUaLv0tpDaupZmUKeX4efPis=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11324128614f86a2cef0476.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male on my hand, covered in pollen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/shell https://images.on-this.website/21826_15238877515cb3087558aa9.jpgShell ... Shell. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32063web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mK-Qe_coqQKksPgxo_u6b3tpo5Q=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_107004400855bb8bdd352f2.jpgCrabro cribrarius (m) <i>Crabro cribrarius</i> male investigating holes in bee-hotel. Staffordshire garden, July 2015. Note expanded shield-like structures on front legs. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/n-goodeniana-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/960tEHoB-s5zYPDT7Rtu1eYcxy4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18247328704fe1756e8a801.jpgN. goodeniana (f) Female [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i]. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37649web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xsC8jmKcD7XIO1ZP1cvMLmI84ko=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_196517627056a8de0709d38.jpgSminthurinus niger [i]Sminthurinus niger[/i]. On the surface of a headstone in a churchyard. Shropshire, January 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30601 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CVxh5kL79ngj29e6FSZWt2jTN-0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_26776968050a95e0f8b4b6.jpgAllacma fusca On a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30190web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/e0lU30EUJWKlDlUnGcdjXZ2K2H8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6685792235772525ce16d7.jpgAndrena cineraria (m) [i]Andrena cineraria]/i] male. Shropshire, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo15289502.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6oU9-oNkUrMTYw27scuXld9jXOA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6429448014fe17573004ea.jpgN. goodeniana (f) Female [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] investigating an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] burrow. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30101web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/u2y_n6G7Rr21v1F2krp2KcaYkzc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1604864125558da76d69a7f.jpgSapyga quinquepunctata (f) Female cuckoo wasp, [i]Sapyga quinquepunctata[/i] emerging from a hole in my bee-hotel. Staffordshire garden, June 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-leaiana04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KK02aIKMGJgvrC9Zc0s8W0QsabE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4308017814fe41d5dce6b4.jpgO. leaiana (f) [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female looking out of her nest burrow in a brick wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/old-bottles https://images.on-this.website/21826_9402789815c3715fa7f4f7.jpgOld Bottles Old Bottles. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-aureus03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sJcMVwYlFmgzOsQw6TdEz7ji4y0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_128199629052865591eecfe.jpgSminthurinus aureus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24162971.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/y_HGNs-p6_VccAcYXF6fuyHPt0o=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1733597143554b2e4c79124.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female on a daffodil flower. Staffordshire, May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107648.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vRsDzwgIvp9BJPdK7_aSVCjdKFs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19116864945544d37ec2cd4.jpgAndrena labiata (m) [i]Andrena labiata[/i] male, showing characteristic facial markings and red band on abdomen; a unique combination in male [i]Andrena[/i] bees. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d34651web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IMFqLXBvP_1qoMC-erJOLn82yUQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_54360679255d779fb7727b.jpg5D3_4651_web A male [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp. One of many on the lookout for females. Staffordshire garden, August 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-in-hotel https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mst_6we26aaWcNs1w13ZCpYaNVc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_151170415020f1967ddec.jpgOsmia leaiana (f) [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female looking out of her nest burrow in my "Bee Hotel". Warwickshire, August 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38496 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5xgQw6QAzHsm6WK8Udl5YE1Jsl4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1428122893518ca63a68229.jpgAndrena cineraria (m) [i]Andrena cineraria]/i] male. Warwickshire, April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nut-crackers https://images.on-this.website/21826_1478904745c371366e2808.jpgVintage Nut-crackers Vintage Nut-crackers. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39967web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SXKYLyoXTtep6nqvtGqTUCE1_IY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20063513805772530a34330.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (f) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31555web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/N8WTsedZPY4QmSnZaPyJKY7IjrE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6238956535d1a2833686.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (f) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] female in a primula flower. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23991578.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/O5c5guCO8uPO8lwOMciLeJ6N5Qk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8523291475532af328f4a8.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (m) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. Note gingery hairs at tip of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-reticulatus04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/L6_0hbjQADZwCDww9iaHgIeFH2g=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_47131838652865326dc0a3.jpgSminthurinus reticulatus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, September 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24162970.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/TwEm8J8yFXv4EMw4B4afIiGu4Z4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_255937354554b2dacc7dd0.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] female. Warming-up on an old log. Staffordshire garden, May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31103web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bjhon8F2Qypa5RE8s3agqL2A9Hw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_40241327577389955581b.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> male emerging from nest in bee-hotel. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39842web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/fLqpXqgbZpNrPtAxCXj4bMb2ZKU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_520741351577255e17a74f.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> male. Staffordshire garden, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39784web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Z9781Nf-aKN4aTyguA-GOxGHtAg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_522379368577253069c9ac.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (m) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/harlequin07 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/M8VMop0brkSSsMLF0wU_epFlnZg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_175769623650767ecc1d5e0.jpgHarlequin Ladybird Newly-emerged - spectabilis form. From a timed sequence of images, showing how the ladybird acquires its typical colouration. See [url=http://www.edphillipswildlife.com/how-a-harlequin-ladybird-got]Blog post[/url]. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/bombylius-major-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8Tw5-4If161mnL4BLeGKd515bmM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4362915234f8fc23882416.jpgBombylius major Female Bee fly ([i]Bombylius major[/i]) female in flight over some Mining Bee nest burrows. Warwickshire, April 2011. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d32337 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KmoFfYpMEkRbSmCDF2TroOPdfkk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_39229297250cafb47e734d.jpgDicyrtoma fusca (m) Male Dicyrtoma fusca on a frosty leaf. Note raised genital papilla. Warwickshire, December 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38474 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xQSCjrWHjForJHSR4jeGpz-ytUQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1260241758518ca632b865c.jpgAndrena cineraria (m) [i]Andrena cineraria]/i] male. Warwickshire, April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/hirtipes-female02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/N2DrOxDtF6lvzp5oWeuQ26rKzAQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17452254724fb9eee0666b2.jpgNomada hirtipes (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. At an [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] colony. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107645.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/hNb-irB5MrziltA2rWlOUzqHQmk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19557893905544caf03b2fe.jpgAndrena carantonica (f) [i]Andrena carantonica[/i], female on a bluebell flower. Staffordshire garden; April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephalafemale5 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5HBtLDOP6H-p5gXXqzqeHmQECrY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14029228744facbfbf0155a.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) A female with pollen load. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/d-fusca04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/01lE4kg2cLiS8do_73XOO8bYNBM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_160494853552ed1a199a7cf.jpgDicyrtoma fusca [i]Dicyrtoma fusca[/i]. On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-caerulescens-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QGcwI2scjuY7cGkK8m83ag1yfPE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1733768005552566bdbbf1b.jpgOsmia caerulescens (f) [i]Osmia caerulescens[/i] female investigating an old screw hole. Warwickshire garden, June 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-reticulatus03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gcwQHS7I-yFWXNlR4r7XKeRV_4M=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_702581556528653219d638.jpgSminthurinus reticulatus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, July 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30495web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CWgelco7N5U5X8IvdwO6w3bRHMk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6407039175773826ab6edd.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (m) [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] male, Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32995web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IBVj46FWrwv6oETFRIqVDJS039k=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7315349275380bdbcdbab1.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] near an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] colony. Warwickshire, May 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30793 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zHvU7LAcXR5H7WoPsBt0YQ17tgQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_64083231250ae7be5620a7.jpgLepidocyrtus curvicollis On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31333web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/F89cAJckn2_9UOnWoQYEBCa8gG8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_129622009457739934a1ac2.jpgAndrena barbilabris (f) [i]Andrena barbilabris[/i] female, prospecting for a nest site. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39791web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/VXshjmGyZT4W7RlOvAaOrdQT8RY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1689202385577253d1eeee3.jpgAndrena fulva (m) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, April 2016. Note mandibles with "tooth" at base. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/harlequin-pupa https://photos.on-this.website/wm/d3hyyDPAdb7NGFru_Yfv67dQClY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_189946518550767d7d7d61a.jpgHarlequin Pupa Harlequin Ladybird pupa, showing discarded larval skin. Warwickshire, August 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/in-the-workshop-3 https://images.on-this.website/21826_14664220215c371366a0f14.jpgIn the Workshop - 3 In the Workshop - 3. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/one-blue-bottle https://images.on-this.website/21826_87971966561853b3f9f899.jpgOne Blue Bottle One Blue Bottle. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring vintage glass bottles and a Cox's apple. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39478web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MTJMJS0tN115cF201ZSXUU4zJ6I=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_42973432655d771f12e511.jpgNomada flava (f) [i]Nomada flava[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, May 2015. Near to [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] mining bee nests. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39878web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3eqOr8ABraum82OAjcpFPTKLlYc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1934913566577255e42aac4.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> male. Staffordshire garden, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/melecta-albifronsmale01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7W3qNGmoVn6XGVM504D4ngx08NU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7463569644f869c31c8cbf.jpgMelecta albifrons Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/img2626 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NIEdifBWeV5o5BRrR__FyyM-s6o=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_540665561509282ff801f7.jpgOrange Ladybird An orange Ladybird ([i]Halyzia sedecimguttata[/i]). Warwickshire, October 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d39737 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/s9xYwanYRX1ZkeguA7oKfQuPcR8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_119067310450a95c331c0a2.jpgDicyrtomina saundersi On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14754575.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/G4F3CIHofDiK1CleNiAKagsbtXA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3825784294f9fdf27b2b17.jpgMelecta albifrons Feeding on a dandelion flower. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bicolor-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/G6A3GH7Fd2ukK6FM6raBu_tP6rw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10726313874f8e6fe09e1ae.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, 21/03/2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39814web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Bs7eKL-PiJ7so0aT6nN3HAwZWQU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11441806715772547d7615c.jpgAndrena fulva (f) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30292web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/msH8nAbal4HdFMhwfK4QwILMLWs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6976420875343f0ec95c54.jpgAndrena nitida (m) [i]Andrena nitida[/i] (=[i]pubescens[/i]), male. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-hirtipes04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/lOgwt9KekyvEiMTqSgyBKjBiJHE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16333592674fb9eedd72974.jpgNomada hirtipes (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. Note prominent yellow spot on edge of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31425web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_eKc7YpOsACLCt5YbgrL6U_uP68=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10372300785358178bc1393.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> male resting on a grape hyacinth flower. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14644362.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BlfJ1s-MqpBEYpfN24UDnFOBRW4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20530288164f8fbed8f416f.jpgBombylius major Bee fly ([i]Bombylius major[/i]) male resting on a leaf. Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire. March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36701 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZhhOwIqtAGDsoMEI3ULPjYg-_kw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1405784622518b56899b8a6.jpgAndrena chrysosceles (f) [i]Andrena chrysosceles[/i] female. Warwickshire - April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephala-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/XrnD6YSianPtNHguwD4zoo35yOc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1750960784fa37d1035b63.jpgAndrena bucephala (m) A scarce [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] male. At a known breeding site in Warwickshire. May 2012. Note characteristically large head. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-fulva-female2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/V8ZzMivtY-txo8nARqovVsm4YZc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7640486284f97b1ebf341e.jpgAndrena fulva (f) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] female. Warwickshire, 2102. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-lathburiana-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/et2OP1nmLGFexxTv0pwY_8H7Qmw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20779654604f8d16d44664f.jpgNomada lathburiana - Male Cuckoo Bee [i]Nomada lathburiana[/i]. Cleptoparasite of the Ashy Mining Bee ([i]Andrena cineraria[/i]). https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/hirtipes-female05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aiizpFQUK7fuTE9I7JhDMQVe-i0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7060706484fb9eee95fce3.jpgNomada hirtipes (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. Investigating a burrow used by [i]Andrena bucephala[/i]. Note prominent yellow spot on edge of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14630145.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IInVggpPR9kbwyn4CqpwQbBtqSE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_9718841084f8d21cbcf7e8.jpgHylemya vagans [i]Hylemya vagans[/i] with a fluid bubble on its mouthparts. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/cacoxenus-indagator02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xax290hkl4rmD0W5f3NyvmkzzGA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7796753564fb678f21d014.jpgCacoxenus indagator Female Loitering at a "Bee Hotel" that was attracting the Red Mason Bee - [i]Osmia bicornis[/i] (=[i]Osmia rufa[/i]). Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/mid-morningweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_6052380315cadf2e18f93e.jpgMid-morning Mid-morning. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-male-on-fmn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JbmxHJg0T3mOPFEymmAWWoTOVgI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18261052244f918b826fdf8.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male resting on a Forget-me-not flower. Cubbington Church, Warwickshire. April 20th 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30783web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FmVrDHASekfm1AUbhT0BReEJHfY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_202994689353581536e6628.jpgAndrena cineraria (m) [i]Andrena cineraria]/i] male. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24313061.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_YKOzA1Kb-TJHIGAPw8y3IUudMI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_756434660555b8c22145ac.jpgAndrena barbilabris (m) [i]Andrena barbilabris[/i] male with rape-seed pollen. Sandy footpath by rape-seed crop, Staffordshire. May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38593 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FtCXjvQrMU_ZEqGnGlHm0zRK9JE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1574730191518cab07321e6.jpgNomada hirtipes (m) [i]Nomada hirtipes[/i] male. At an [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] colony. Warwickshire, May 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39221web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Fsd0l5HFMX4yV4A96T_p0EGf-cE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_711865536558d9957627dc.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/harlequin-ladybird https://photos.on-this.website/wm/p9eYGqquFEid59-_QPMh2ZuR3TY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_159182116650767b503a0e0.jpgHarlequin Ladybird Newly-emerged - spectabilis form. From a timed sequence of images, showing how the ladybird acquires its typical colouration. See [url=http://www.edphillipswildlife.com/how-a-harlequin-ladybird-got]Blog post[/url]. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/d-fusca02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ig-uBMFCqSzxkSp8iTdq5HtPY4Q=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_79513153352ed1a1158986.jpgDicyrtoma fusca [i]Dicyrtoma fusca[/i]. On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d35317web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/giBf1nHQsTkNLek4ijHS2DEmE8A=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_43987871356a8943430885.jpgMellinus arvensis (f) Female [i]Mellinis arvensis[/i] wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37608 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vBljSjtyBiRwRiq0wEQGS_XUJHA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1070404596522ef9072066c.jpgHalictus rubicundus (f) [I]Halictus rubicundus[/I] female. Warwickshire, August 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-bicornis-in-box https://photos.on-this.website/wm/40pPwO801PG79bv5jmOcGy9ozAs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14799333424fb67b472ccd5.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) Male at a nest hole after roosting overnight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephala-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/y3pG8B8Op2hDeWzdX0fzjxYFKY4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11636358654faa6730c3d21.jpgAndrena bucephala (m) A male coaxed from a dandelion ([i]Taraxacum officinale[/i]) flower and covered with pollen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/everlasting-flowersweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_12268618263677c63cf93e.jpgEverlasting Flowers Everlasting Flowers. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring Everlasting Flower (Helichrysum) blooms. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30559 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/tZyqEvHDPzyaLpX5iV3kdG6nJck=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_48049620050a95c2d4923b.jpgDicyrtomina saundersi On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36808 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LjPP61yUVsVoeATmBmZj14OQN24=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_470468423518b5d9acc5b4.jpgAndrena chrysosceles (f) [i]Andrena chrysosceles[/i] female. Warwickshire - April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/3168emery-tape024x3web https://images.on-this.website/21826_8893916775c7ef5fad0b17.jpgThe rough with the smooth The rough with the smooth. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/the-broken-eggshell https://images.on-this.website/21826_11735157545cb0a4101d821.jpgA piece of broken eggshell A piece of broken eggshell. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-clarkella-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2H9s-rU2YmLJrCMxCbhoEszq2DA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2859333894f7ab44b45de3.jpgAndrena clarkella (m) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] male at a nesting site. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38502 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xoqN_ymMceFLDYoN7OAYo2PE0HY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_542638646507679ae2b508.jpgEristalinus taeniops (f) Largish, robust hoverfly with characteristically-banded eyes. Photographed in Sorrento, Italy, September 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-goodeniana-female02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0pzL3TSti5576WItpAIil5rRiEM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11531208574f7af1346f10f.jpgN. goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] investigating an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] burrow. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14630072.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/U0wYmJsqhzBpP47Cxfjmxw521ec=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8011780234f8d1b919fb26.jpgGonia picea [i]Gonia picea[/i] on Buxus flowers. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-elegans09 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/XAQXepKLbvuKs3WM542FuL6q9KA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_147856102752865989ad3a6.jpgSminthurinus elegans On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/d-fusca03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/tofRhZCFgYMrZUtdpTPuWY0LW-8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_202583949152ed1a15ce243.jpgDicyrtoma fusca [i]Dicyrtoma fusca[/i]. On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-pubescens03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YfmCp3X5ee7fbHF-yyIviTOJrok=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14618230144fabb6e991e45.jpgAndrena nitida (f) [i]Andrena nitida[/i] (=[i]pubescens[/i]), female. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/pride-of-the-collectionweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_1359002685c80fb29cd556.jpgPride of the Collection Pride of the Collection. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/a-carantonica-scotica https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ydGq-7sCPWrgq3cUR7B8EQDvUGY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18649821884f7affb719bd3.jpgA. carantonica Stylopised [i]Andrena carantonica[/i] ([i]scotica[/i]) with misshaped abdomen. March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d31859 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BZg5NwTyzdgrMwKUVzPdHxFg_Os=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_75192246550cafcfd1071b.jpgDicyrtomina minuta On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, December 2012. Note lack of pigmentation on dorsal surface of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d34323web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4SCwD-S7W8VL_Zkuqh2t-xSdBEo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_152541329655d7785db4b8b.jpgMegachile centuncularis (f) [i]Megachile centuncularis[/i] female, on gazania flower. Staffordshire garden, August 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-carantonica05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ga4ZaNTWrPcmGN7RVgvFleVeAdQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6539599884f7affc61dc13.jpgA. carantonica Stylopised [i]Andrena carantonica[/i] ([i]scotica[/i]) with misshaped abdomen. March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-igniceps04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_3ciPowqGNuVw6gumT1El3bvViE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_172022490852ed066ebd4f1.jpgSminthurinus igniceps Warwickshire, December 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30378web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qRXqmje2O9ER1XT_LsXuRqs9o7g=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_197190646655bb86dcec411.jpgMegachile willughbiella (m) [i]Megachile willughbiella[/i] male; Staffordshire garden, June 2015. Note expanded fore-tarsi. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-carantonica06 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kymMSJJQjPDu7MNXf9r_kgDxAak=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21381221164f7affc9d1b19.jpgA. carantonica Stylopised [i]Andrena carantonica[/i] ([i]scotica[/i]). Parasite not visible in this image. March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/3258corrugations03web https://images.on-this.website/21826_20418124655c8a1c8e88ffe.jpgCans and Corrugations Cans and Corrugations. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/stylopised-andrena https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rhl8veeuM-YwMjCsfhWFUPpAC9g=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1357997154f99134c74b29.jpgStylopised Andrena [i]Andrena carantonica[/i] with a female Stylops fly protruding between the abdominal tergites. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/leucophora-fly03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5YMHIRfM7jzB0FcXZtPKGOuO_QI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1451954054f8d247ace8e4.jpgLeucophora Fly Leucophora fly, close to a large Yellow-legged Mining Bee ([i]Andrena flavipes[/i]) colony. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/lasioglossum-smeathmanellum01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OAAHjvQaqk5N45ICaFLiuBb_dDU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8255110174f83f9980405d.jpgLasioglossum smeathmanellum https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31462web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/93Mnw8WPls5UEaElUi3GZme1I6U=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1191781884535818de2ea62.jpgAndrena nitida (f) [i]Andrena nitida[/i] (=[i]pubescens[/i]), female. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/melecta-albifronsmale02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9EhL0dHAwSOYPOyI09P4HLpSnw4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4607989444f869c29bac51.jpgMelecta albifrons Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39169800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LNCeXQq3W6BL5YZIXrFv1q1cSe8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_159558442577233f1033a6.jpgAndrena bicolor (m) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-female02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/wzWnoMazQPE6OI8K8TMB0TLoLlU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_12246658914f918b7f545ec.jpgAndrena flavipes (f) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] female resting on a wall. Cubbington Church, Warwickshire. April 20th 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-aureus01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/pmqqcz0jwNLAAwt8xn4HanZfaTE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_36106787452865586b7566.jpgSminthurinus aureus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14939826.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/STRiVERYFCodBNv0g8xPWImxPA4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_15360745104fb67eb653aa6.jpgAndrena bucephala (m) Male clambering up a grass stem. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-carantonica02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DExOfjb3DHCRQvrRscJYJjegBA0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7739553934f7affbab9713.jpgA. carantonica [i]Andrena carantonica[/i] with a female Stylops fly protruding between the abdominal tergites. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephala-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kEWq64tgSFzJEfNngEHrw4hRvpo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10251330234fb67eb98bf69.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37703 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xufmwF8ApJlyWjKJJP-jZENcS0k=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_129902833352ed044fc5ceb.jpgSminthurinus elegans On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, January 2014.This is the ornata form, lacking the mid-dorsal stripe. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39569web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FNaGCm3gyAjvjeKb2Qr4IQOol1o=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1715897572532f04742f00a.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), in a hole in my house wall. Warwickshire, March 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-reticulatus01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/uAfNhynj3MXucwcs7GEQW72e3J8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_165688341252865316b3071.jpgSminthurinus reticulatus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37802web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rO1vXLn5jhBtlulgzftO92bKP0Y=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_41700222556a8df5664c63.jpgSminthurinus elegans [i]Sminthurinus elegans[/i] On the underside of a fallen branch. Shropshire, January 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32724web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xL74R-_GxVgf7lp5c2ptkY-OeNg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17125035735368edd189b7f.jpgAndrena bucephala (m) [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] male. At a known breeding site in Warwickshire. May 2014. Note characteristically large head. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-female03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0mJiDDrY7oqNKQurlpmJjNOql1w=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14303384284f857fcc31d5b.jpgAndrena flavipes (f) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] female. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire, March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d32231 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RXIZ7JNDxkmPVTsgqcymOj0ywpc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_52069073650cafb372f7ca.jpgDicyrtoma fusca - Juvenile Dicyrtoma fusca juvenile in leaf litter, covered in water droplets. Warwickshire, December 2012. Mottled colouration and white areas on feet, indicate a pre-moult specimen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107642.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/J255leVASMxrdqingBeBAVX70Sw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_179353955544c985b5225.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> male. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/melecta-albifrons02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/F81Rqj58MgyWe_kFI8r1yfSzz8A=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20765332204f97be01c524f.jpgMelecta albifrons Feeding on a dandelion flower. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/3390desiccated01coloursqweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_21338115835ca3b9d36ec60.jpgDesiccated Desiccated. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-cineraria-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/I0Iu7Kb-SCaDlNh7n2LZxZmesmY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10431569014f8beba217ef9.jpgAndrena cineraria (m) Cubbington Church, Warwickshire, April 2012 https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephalamale2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/l6sqAwHXjpmoVM-oSNRhv59fBKE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7700964954facbfc5c51a0.jpgAndrena bucephala (m) Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37468 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/f6Bh-BlO1ceDRYfMmeuOHjZQ5Y8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7231288195221acb6a8c1d.jpgMellinus arvensis (f) A female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp in her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-aureus02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jzSXDFkXYwEB_2fChQYvwOHDwco=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2143236235286558c944ba.jpgSminthurinus aureus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/bombylius-major02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FEUVK1pVM_2yTLkIlHPh2hXXXLU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_13217520024f8fbed453284.jpgBombylius major Bee fly ([i]Bombylius major[/i]) male drinking from a dandelion flower. Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire. March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-igniceps06 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZY3vtGcm6tx5AFBacC3KlGL5lDg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_81308284452ed0677f232c.jpgSminthurinus igniceps Warwickshire, December 2013. Pale form. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32007web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ohh68DMYbLo8UVH0OLyjsKB4Gg8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_133118684955bb8bd60a093.jpgCrabro cribrarius (m) <i>Crabro cribrarius</i> male investigating holes in bee-hotel. Staffordshire garden, July 2015. Note expanded shield-like structures on front legs. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d323122 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rktGVuwivSQUcBgiTbu51588uCk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_175491204350cafb42745e8.jpgDicyrtoma fusca Dicyrtoma fusca on a frosty leaf. Warwickshire, December 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-aureus06 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Oxbm9Er19nwrBYi_BEaJNVbZxtI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1265708036528655a0f3075.jpgSminthurinus aureus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38883800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qVugjHHGn7poD1wg1xca2UMv5Js=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_100668287151a5bc8970775.jpgOsmia bicornis Mating pair. Warwickshire, May 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d33184web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/pSPIXt0U61-BzK95YcX7TxBdZrM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7474862355d775b657759.jpgMegachile versicolor (f) Female [i]Magachile versicolor[/] leafcutter bee at bee-hotel. Staffordshire garden. July 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23983880.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QoeJEEKDBgt0z_ncsc_CRwgiqSc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_13206932835530c90c87e8e.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (f) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] female emerging from a nest hole. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/on-the-scales https://images.on-this.website/21826_8875308615c372143d1b4d.jpgOn the scales On the scales. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/hirtipes-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/A-DuvT6NNMsmmMwVE9FBvO7qrXc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17758198634fb9eedabf0d0.jpgNomada hirtipes (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. Investigating a burrow used by [i]Andrena bucephala[/i]. Note prominent yellow spot on edge of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-hirtipes02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yZyJCUY73lSkNk5y1Hlsc2U_IcQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1259298224fb9eeefa1e13.jpgNomada hirtipes (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. Note prominent yellow spot on edge of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bicolor-female02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QmfASn0PNfbryalsbCJx0uBZruc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_12617561864f8e6fdb1d520.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, 21/03/2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38570 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Td9KhM2LGMG-DZgvI5VemibwhZg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_127073328518caa0bd5cb2.jpgAndrena bucephala (m) [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] male. At a known breeding site in Warwickshire. May 2013. Note characteristically large head. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipesfemale02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rKjleqZXQsLm2forP1NMdOEbrlw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6977247214f86cc10b7489.jpgAnthophora plumipes (f) Female, resting in a hole in an old stone wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/9038twogourds214x10web https://images.on-this.website/21826_51605412661e2e82f3d099.jpgTwo Gourds Two Gourds. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring decorative gourds. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d35550 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vQ7zc_YuuunGS0knqHqlbNCy-ng=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3011043752ed2107aa395.jpgSminthurinus niger [i]Sminthurinus niger[/i]. On the surface of an old wooden bench. Warwickshire, December 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-igniceps05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dTwVJkbOCRc7ZGUOFJdxkkzJeUc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_199795603252ed067365292.jpgSminthurinus igniceps Warwickshire, December 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5862clock027x5web https://images.on-this.website/21826_13561125415e21e9cc5e68f.jpgClock Works Clock Works. Light-painted still-life photograph of a vintage clock/timepiece. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d35230web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-93G7mxfAaliYWhZz3181TC3Cro=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14463511156a8907b8957a.jpgOxybelus uniglumis [Oxybelus uniglumis] wasp on a sandstone escarpment. Staffordshire, August 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107562.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qOpREFZPuCEOmtdH0WmKPYaFIhs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16022667515544c712bbc1a.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) Newly-emerged [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female. Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30754 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-KProqLJxXnPf_eB8D6P9yZvuGc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_199177301050ae7c6fb3c26.jpgEntomobrya nicoleti At a water droplet, on the underside of a fallen leaf. The two dark marks at the rear of the abdomen are characteristic of the species. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36798 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MLgpW9uuGQtEVVAsG1F5gK9RBA4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1530754274518b5c847e652.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, facial detail. Warwickshire, April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/harlequin-larva04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KQLWbV44P0eFJ9eODd_rVZOG6mk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_898041254502cae389f1d6.jpgHarlequin Larva Harlequin Ladybird Larva, showing head and mouthparts. Warwickshire, August 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/leafcutterstackweb https://photos.on-this.website/wm/71CV71Heh9022yRBXFL9QENzsyA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_202057365855bb85f056c6f.jpgMegachile willughbiella (m) [i]Megachile willughbiella[/i] male; Staffordshire garden, June 2015. Note expanded fore-tarsi. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/and-a-shot-of-redex https://images.on-this.website/21826_14576968565c3715f9f3571.jpgAnd a shot of Redex And a shot of Redex. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/hirtipes-female04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/b4o7VtP0dIrQQyOQ65BpUokUVag=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_9903018584fb9eee6819f3.jpgNomada hirtipes (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. Note prominent yellow spot on edge of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-female04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/teEBlnKleD1aSr24Xgn0jdmBO_E=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4910246514f857fcf81bf2.jpgAndrena flavipes (f) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] female. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire, March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-igniceps03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_a-iGfKDIHNVQiIxbpLRGSuwOA4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_207144929752ed066a39e99.jpgSminthurinus igniceps Warwickshire, December 2013. Pale form. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d35252 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/N926VIlg4lGtWY-eW6dh5MA9jMM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17071695352ed190abbebb.jpgSminthurinus aureus [i]Sminthurinus aureus[/i]. On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, December 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/k-burmeisteri01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5dj_SbyiSw6bWWwHCTTLjN132yg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_117740898052ed2ad9ed791.jpgKalaphorura burmeisteri Kalaphorura burmeisteri in leaf-litter. Warwickshire, January 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31389web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YfITkE2RZVmZ06paRx7-4Gln8qo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_989853779577388c90dacf.jpgAndrena cineraria (f) [i]Andrena cineraria]/i] female. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-showing-hairs02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/p8S41ueOhVsUmumPWnBdhSE-l7I=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_5112409134f9fe217f1e0e.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), showing typical arrangement of hairs on mid pair of legs. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/gourds https://images.on-this.website/21826_7726664645c37136612fed.jpgStill Life with Gourds Still Life with Gourds. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrenamale28021201 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/HhZSUnmTRAe4Cy8z0rJaLwHEhKI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14164043174f7a9d44329c8.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (m) My first solitary bee of the year. [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] male on a daisy flower. Photographed on Anglesey, 28th February 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/mirid201 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6XmVxeYgjx5B1R5Ib-hfS8obhxw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17334527524ffeb52ad96b1.jpgDeraeocoris flavilinea Warwickshire, July 2012 - on an apple leaf. Identification kindly proposed by an iSpot user. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/d-fusca05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/FC2PdwvbatNKWNoIfqP-I4ndRvI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_42083591452ed1a1ddca86.jpgDicyrtoma fusca [i]Dicyrtoma fusca[/i]. On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38519 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rYeh87m8CxHAqhcAj53QW6fCDTo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_159639890518b606307186.jpgHalictus tumulorum (f) [i]Halictus tumulorum[/i] mining bee. Brandon Marsh, Warwickshire, May 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36794 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ratr8sWr2TJbAjp65nL5Uc01YZo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_669809457518b5c7e7f60d.jpgAndrena bicolor female [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-male02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/PhfKbqy5Ocgu5d-5c2C1EZrOECQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18343878794f857fd917c06.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire, March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-fulva-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yxKvqUG7LUKTP_xOK068SpIkvCo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2739968855532ac27b189e.jpgAndrena fulva (m) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. Note large mandibles with "tooth" at base. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d33879web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SLevDQuUmg_vy5ih9WmKE4nSmPA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_39713482455bbcc0c274b7.jpgMellinus arvensis (m) A male [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp resting on a holly leaf. Staffordshire garden, July 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30651web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eDAS02szGaC7-GLqDec4g2f4mc0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8666483025773843437b51.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-male04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/o31LiETulAr2EY0V5buWrp-GYE8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19670143344f86a2c9e9f57.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male in a dandelion flower. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d34774web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/G2319jdH1fGx777yV0kBUOmDxCc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_55940141055d77a07ba91b.jpgMellinus arvensis (m) Male [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i]. One of many on the lookout for females. Staffordshire garden, August 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30916 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gHfNy2WCXx2hgPFDEzRpkIPK8lo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_54422323950b4a2f583232.jpgDicyrtoma fusca On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/mirid04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5u1cW9s3I0cg0e_qZ73FD3z2Fj8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17695733844ffeb0a7cae76.jpgDryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus This specimen, although on ivy, was very close to a large oak. The likely identification of [i]Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus[/i] was kindly proposed by an iSpot user. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36648 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UO3-ZWpdBMkXjxPE7JgoYwLrSFI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_506701666518b513f7f0c8.jpgAndrena clarkella (f) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] female excavating a burrow with her mandibles. Warwickshire 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31366web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Gz4ui4bCx_VfmP9AFtMjKsbBrnk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1819909454577388c5d5066.jpgAndrena cineraria (f) [i]Andrena cineraria]/i] female emerging from her nest burrow. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36760 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GT-xK-sDhABW49k6TtQAzYvKrD4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_591810859518b5b704a3c5.jpgAndrena fulva (m) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] male. Warwickshire, April 2103. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-chrysosceles02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/l7zV1Zwp1yWBrNj__UxMEeP_GvU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10977850504f97eb6ab6ec8.jpgAndrena chrysosceles (m) i]Andrena chrysosceles[/i] male. Warwickshire, 2012. Note red tarsi. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37539web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BErd42NS3Ndth5-NfR5qrYxVK44=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_68379964256a8dca757339.jpgKatiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov. The "novel" Katiannid springtail currently designated [i]Katiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov.[/i]. On a wall, Staffordshire churchyard, January 2016. Immature instar. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/melecta-dark3 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/m5wC1_kxSbPTjvydzKpx5is3h_0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18687107804fb6809dc80be.jpgMelecta albifrons (f) A rain-soaked dark form female, found clinging to a grass stem after roosting overnight. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bicolor-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/amOn5sBSjyRFcu22xWY0C9h0BvQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_195355249855256cb6b1cdb.jpgAndrena bicolor (m) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015. My first solitary bee photograph of 2015 and the first since moving to Staffordshire! https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30740web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OcfzI9KKz_zQToH5OPHIqd9Kypw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_540002815534419cd5fc59.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) Newly-emerged [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d32240 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Y6Rse5fVua5FaQRClV-hpXHPrdk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_186998086350cafb3cce706.jpgDicyrtoma fusca Dicyrtoma fusca in leaf litter, covered in water droplets. Warwickshire, December 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-labiata-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9tnzvs1l_BmYioSQGuE3RWc32zY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18470820755544d37b13569.jpgAndrena labiata (f) [i]Andrena labiata[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39922web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/T3NpSj_YvPrCgyzEXSu6Jqv5XxM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4098072475772501a5f468.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female. Staffordshire, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30754web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/J3YVt2oJXOwRdxIsuKzgt9I9MI0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_141927296453581390a3f2e.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30895 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/y3Ak79jX0G-fnyX3KEZDLrcedwE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_167087741150b7135e7d2b9.jpgDicyrtomina saundersi On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. Note 'multi-barred cross' pigmentation at rear of abdomen. Characteristic of this species, and helpful in differentiating from [i]Dicyrtomina ornata[/i]. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107552.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7ZEfoPATfCJtnqurfKH9X4azu7A=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14570611475544c5564ffbb.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] female investigating an [i]Andrena carantonica[/i] nest burrow. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32050web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xrxledjLr2QU8UMnhQQ-GW6og74=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_101176690355bb8df0d523b.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] second-generation female. Campanula flower, Staffordshire garden, June 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30649web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/S2wc0JIu8BD4Q47uddmC3bVIKkM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_113920786055bb8871c4040.jpgAndrena dorsata (f) [i]Andrena dorsata[/i] female - Worcestershire garden, June 2015. A specimen with a developmental abnormality of the wings. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/2927cutterweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_2261613985c616745838b0.jpgThe Cutter and the Cans The Cutter and the Cans. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-male02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zdkHrnb5x2S9U3psg0eHYbu0qq4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21091832834fa37c684d06c.jpgAndrena chrysosceles (f) [i]Andrena chrysosceles[/i] female. Warwickshire - May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d32324 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/uwLUxfC3EgecIkV6JtipsaH-y4s=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_87377121150cafdcd516f6.jpgDicyrtomina saundersi (f) [i]Dicyrtomina saundersi[/i] on the underside of a frosty fallen leaf. Warwickshire, December 2012. Note the bothriotrichum. Thid structure if typical of the Dicyrtomidae. Bothriotricha are mechano-receptive sensilla, placed in a cuplike depression of the skin, that register 3D movements of the shaft (the function can be compared with that of a joy-stick). (Ref: Frans Janssens of www.collembola-org) https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/chelostoma-campanularum-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8Xu177vr9mMbfosl948IE7xDB4k=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1070662662552564d5eb933.jpgChelostoma campanularum (m) [I]Chelostoma campanularum[/I] male on a campanula flower. Warwickshire garden, June 2014. (Note prongs at tip of abdomen). https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/chelostoma-male04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jylghEFcDd-E6PVFSfV0X9gfRts=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19455578364ffae6aa4ff19.jpgChelostoma campanularum (m) In a [i]Campanula[/i] flower - Warwickshire, July 2012. Close-up of double-pronged "peg" on tip of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5145measure0302web https://images.on-this.website/21826_17752426855ddd30c7ea6fa.jpgMade to Measure Made to Measure. Light-painted still-life photograph of vintage tools including calipers and metal measure. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/lasioglossum-smeathmanellum02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/pHq7vbSS7y1ghs4oRe6JfzPBlnM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20709898544f83f99ba2587.jpgLasioglossum smeathmanellum https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/ladybird-7-spot https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5eWt9ce6nHfNv9NL6lWdE3LtAVc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14220504204ff6e26661c71.jpg7-Spot Ladybird 7-Spot Ladybird - [i]Coccinella septempunctata[/i]. Warwickshire - July 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5367gourds602a3detailweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_13637387465ddf9018462f9.jpgDecorative Gourds Decorative Gourds. Light-painted still-life photograph of vintage pewter dish with gourds/pumpkins. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/3697artichoke503021400 https://images.on-this.website/21826_19207174695ccc0505e699e.jpgHarvest time Harvest time. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a vintage jug, globe artichoke and asparagus shoots. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/mason-bees-fighting https://photos.on-this.website/wm/V_0iFmNiUVbP6uuCREFw2K5qcVM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_13567875234fb67b3f7136d.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) Two females fighting over a nest hole. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-leucophthlma03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZCUErGQOQEJX88tbrzuXqeSUIFA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7246067524f7af046dcb65.jpgNomada leucophthalma [i]Nomada leucophthalma[/i] at an [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] colony. Warwickshire, 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d310852 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9A8EIfL-xulh6G1kQYrQ5HY2iUc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_98015907450b51f27c7c31.jpgSminthurinus aureus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. Less than 1mm. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/8363fanpart2denweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_2106111622617a8ad12e491.jpgThe Vintage Fan The Vintage Fan. Light-painted still-life photograph of a vintage fan. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37543web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xdUt1AGZ5PWulqFsbgFWpUsKl0A=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_28869957456a8dca9a4036.jpgKatiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov. The "novel" Katiannid springtail currently designated [i]Katiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov.[/i]. On a wall, Staffordshire churchyard, January 2016. Immature instar. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/volucella https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UdoYY6v5WC9v2p1Dvx_ICLnvWzg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1995160400507680043de20.jpgVolucella inanis Hoverfly - [i]Volucella inanis[/i]. Warwickshire, August 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/in-the-workshop-1 https://images.on-this.website/21826_2095533665c3713654504a.jpgIn the Workshop - 1 In the Workshop - 1. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/4208succulents303web https://images.on-this.website/21826_7157735325d4c4138adfdf.jpgThe Vintage Trowel The Vintage Trowel. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a vintage garden hand-trowel, terracotta pots and a flowering succulent plant. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/hyaleus-hyalinatus https://photos.on-this.website/wm/hE3KhNU4_Z02Fl4UTtbd0ycEo2I=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8496581554f8d191d2c0a9.jpgHyaleus hyalinatus (m) [i]Hylaeus hyalinatus[/i] male in a Rough Hawkbit flower. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d3875102 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/je6yEHgZf-xFeM8bY1kZRkQFQRo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1803137046530c79d557ca9.jpgAndrena clarkella (m) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] male at a nesting site. Warwickshire, February 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephalafemale https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JndR3QvlVOIbUmZqZKG85PSW608=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_246045164faa67418a72b.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) A female showing the characteristic "golden" colouration that spreads onto the wing bases. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-aureus04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1ZTaaUk0J2vvffcYXeyDcILRiN4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18088392695286559614b89.jpgSminthurinus aureus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38852800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QygpKhsrNESPHX9M8bySBVRshSI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_176935960351a5bc80d3d61.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> male chewing its way out of a nest hole in my garden "bee hotel". Warwickshire, May 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-hirtipes03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/geTW8HMXJLSA3PnOjj91mt8c8p0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_13641810024fb9eef2b9cf4.jpgNomada hirtipes (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. At an [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] colony. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39173web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ErPKKP0uLz40VzuWbXMgvk4w_Tw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_141092404155d76d05e8119.jpgNomada guttulata (f) [i]Nomada guttulata[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, May 2015. Found in association with a small nesting colony of [i]Andrena labiata[/]. This is the first Staffordshire record. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32990web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RZtHNvrD5tC546iEobQqIvgs_68=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3120611435368ef896da75.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] near an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] colony. Warwickshire, May 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/7571savoy2den02web https://images.on-this.website/21826_8253304885fe4910fda928.jpgSavoy Cabbage Savoy Cabbage. Light-painted still-life photograph of a savoy cabbage. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107643.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YRPC95KUmzknv5FD5PT1kMPVeag=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11194418805544ca22372df.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) Newly-emerged[i]Andrena bucephala[/i] female. At a known nesting site in Shropshire. April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107621.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/fEk7qYQoDjurPgj2fyqumihbyDA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19361668655544c8932690b.jpgAndrena cineraria (f) [i]Andrena cineraria]/i] female. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107551.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_g_zdoWmn3JWtGoJbDUULMSf5vM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_789368015544c43925db3.jpgAndrena carantonica (f) [i]Andrena carantonica[/i], female at nest entrance. Staffordshire garden; April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/9318nichecameras2web https://images.on-this.website/21826_39103788362456f318614e.jpgVintage Cameras Vintage Cameras. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a selection of vintage photographic equipment. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30046web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DDJKBn08exLE-RISeB6OG8o_bXQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1203674893558da54d1b046.jpgSapyga quinquepunctata (m) [i]Sapyga quinquepunctata[/i] male. Resting near my garden bee-hotel. Staffordshire garden, June 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d34467web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ulUHeSHfDG9ZwfHZgEHR4OU9NpU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_139070630353af2df77be31.jpgSapyga quinquepunctata (f) A female [i]Sapyga quinquepunctata[/i] resting on the roof of my garden "bee-hotel". Warwickshire, June 2014. Note long,slender abdomen with characteristic black, white and red colouration. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/melecta-albifrons01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/vMMgDSS5LtKEIwX-MMW5kyBk6GY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19685181064f869c2f05991.jpgMelecta albifrons (f) This is the dark form of the female. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/a-drop-of-oil https://images.on-this.website/21826_479959485c371364add12.jpgA Drop of Oil A Drop of Oil. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5490locooilersweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_21223891835e6a4240a8661.jpgVintage Oilers Vintage Oilers. Light-painted still-life photograph of vintage oilers/oil cans. Often used on locomotives. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39194web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JLWlbQ3qN-8FZSBgeAqJJ258RKY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_69005749055d76d0d5b867.jpgNomada guttulata (f) [i]Nomada guttulata[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, May 2015. Found in association with a small nesting colony of [i]Andrena labiata[/]. This is the first Staffordshire record. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/chelostoma-male02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9pbd-hkmb4jG2ZUUvSlh2jM-Sn8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17234095334ff82e5586c22.jpgChelostoma campanularum (m) On a [i]Campanula[/i] flower - Warwickshire, July 2012. Composite of three images; one focussed on head, one on thorax and one on abdomen. Note two-pronged peg on tip of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30842web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8VsHNVAKE_S-8sTdBo43uT40jvs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_146228643957738275991e5.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (m) [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] male, Staffordshire garden on bluebell flowers. May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-goodeniana-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DnkwdEYNCkR1-D0Swb7uEmFzGRs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19102329845534b7b4e693d.jpgNomada goodeniana (m) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] male. Near an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] colony. Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107560.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6gVgaxAEMfNmt1EBzK-0OJ4aUOA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1239337685544c70d3d993.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) Newly-emerged [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female . Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-carantonica07 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/wnG9BYcz71Y0qtlFztxQAdZbnQo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11748916574f7affb00c542.jpgA. carantonica Closeup of abdomen showing a male Stylops fly that is parasitising this [i]Andrena carantonica[/i]. There are several other empty pupae in evidence, where other males have left. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/savoy-cabbage https://images.on-this.website/21826_12090114815c3715fac70a6.jpgSavoy Cabbage Savoy Cabbage. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/physalis-flowersweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_681148013656f24b9bfa30.jpgPhysalis Flowers Physalis Flowers. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring Physalis flowers, pewter cups and a vintage blue bottle. Lit with diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/crumpled-tissueweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_33978893163e6c24970484.jpgCrumpled Tissue Crumpled Tissue. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a selection of vintage aluminium/aluminum items and some crumpled tissue paper. Lit by diffused torchlight. In the style of Christopher Broadbent. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-fulva-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kkD2tcWaG3DtXeR2AbmGSDVu72w=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4778575324f8693a60e7fe.jpgAndrena fulva (f) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] female foraging on blossom, showing distinctive colouration. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-elegans06 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/VctOS-FBzqXIWldB8C_BMXVwBq0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6166718895286597ba9164.jpgSminthurinus elegans On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/harlequin-pupa03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/H96KY0Sht_Mqd7xL9Tggrst6yB4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_104685836350767d8119b02.jpgHarlequin Ladybird Pupa Harlequin Ladybird pupa, showing discarded larval skin. Warwickshire, August 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23991577.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EXFg5AsUhsz0exu0mRmXV2FDqNg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_5797230775532ae6f5489b.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (f) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-female-on-fmn https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rRS16RAEg-L83zsLqBqv9VcK9jM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7605086244f918b7bd30cb.jpgAndrena flavipes (f) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] female resting on a Forget-me-not flower. Cubbington Church, Warwickshire. April 20th 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107644.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qs3S5YGJEdE7TtJ2kl229UKypks=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18078615295544ca28da500.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) Newly-emerged[i]Andrena bucephala[/i] female. At a known nesting site in Shropshire. April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30578 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Vs3WXOP1NqxmROOdoAT1bxFAHa8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_189490742650aa7f1eaad4a.jpgDicyrtomina ornata On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37416 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ft4uaHBDPmt8kRijAWWx2w6EjwI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_9769328535221aca08260e.jpgMellinus arvensis (f) A female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp with captured dipteran prey. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38450 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8hQyfAY5pkCmZco2QFAVOLR4mUo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_292428094518b5e4e99a44.jpgAnthophora plumipes (f) Female Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), at a nest burrow in an old stone wall. Warwickshire, April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipes-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bXDFnAuA_c3L1PsZwb1T31DBFJE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20038823274f852a3852b05.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), resting on a flower. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-barbilabris-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5jw2RX6dJfg8I0L7Ax3bHIJpz_4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17688630025544d8b4cbf75.jpgAndrena barbilabris (m) [i]Andrena barbilabris[/i] male. Staffordshire garden. April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-bicornis-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4yBmPZJPS-m1NGpnGx801fvHBac=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16794009794facbe49b6cec.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) Male feeding in a dandelion ([i]Taraxacum officinale[/i]) flower. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipes-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xHcmjt__TZNA9ZxgPX6M9HdR_Oo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_132402048255257036337ed.jpgAnthophora plumipes (f) Female Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), in her hole in a church wall. Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/onion-and-garlicweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_784855233644a721ff05a2.jpgOnion and Garlic Onion and Garlic. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a selection of vintage aluminium/aluminum items, an onion and two garlic bulbs. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31259web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kkWEmKBNrsMtQackAmRVxz5PvUE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1997860635773869cbb03e.jpgAndrena labiata (m) [i]Andrena labiata[/i] male, Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32432web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mtXBOyi9tqgQAG36rVR9fBRubcE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_102769509658cd67bfc74ac.jpgStelis phaeoptera (m) A male [i]Stelis phaeoptera[/i] cuckoo-bee. Staffordshire garden, June 2016. First county record since 1948. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39000web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8r8zIe9NS2M4Oq-RDsjLK4roRUg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18116859655328382c2908f.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, March 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30772800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/F99KrwWFiJtGdG8MZR6KoVFiQM8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_49602388458cd59b8696fa.jpgAnthidium manicatum (m) A male [i]Anthidium manicatim[/i] Wool-carder Bee visiting our Staffordshire garden. June 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31559web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7X3DdbF1Ayo_lYEqNIxFU0SsxqA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_843125945773899d2c650.jpgOsmia bicornis - Pair [i]Osmia bicornis[/i] mating pair, Staffordshire, May 2016. Note difference in size and colouration between male and female and the two small facial "horns" on the female. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-leaiana01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qYd5cTGZMpkNDO9yGxNxE5fQbig=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6558273214fe41d61732b5.jpgO. leaiana (f) [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female entering her nest burrow in a brick wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephalafemale3 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bSY1grz1pgonTwaIas4nLdPmNhk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1489043714facbfb8daf0d.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) A female with pollen load. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37364web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/09FVaEFncZbiz-jgWivag-cBUwg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_168130438356a8dca2bd457.jpgKatiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov. Katiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov., collembola, springtail, Staffordshire, maturing female https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-leaiana-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dDkc4RJxLsG4xeFWZgH4YSPFhBE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2947898855020f19a877d1.jpgOsmia leaiana (f) I found this [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female on her back, apparently dead, by my "Bee Hotel". I took this photograph to show the characterisric orange pollen-collecting (scopal) hairs under the abdomen. The bee then moved a bit and I managed to revive her with some sugar water. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nuts-and-grapes https://images.on-this.website/21826_330708835c3713672f5e3.jpgThe Pewter Tankard The Pewter Tankard. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipesfemale03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xZZe6ycofr43Qh3uYB1GL8vBMB8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11285110334f918d0ac9c5b.jpgAnthophora plumipes (f) Female - resting on a leaf. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39021web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/uvKEZgf_rPhVvJbHBnJIrbz4jds=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_869713174577233eba269d.jpgAndrena bicolor (m) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-leaianaf01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/M4sdAw0TGbk_JPIOGX-0JP0re8A=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20216170685020f19dd1358.jpgOsmia leaiana (f) [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female on a flower. Warwickshire, August 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d31575 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OeWIQ7o5yLXgsLaHxnzLHLz9ecM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3074886350cafcf801aa4.jpgDicyrtomina minuta On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, December 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30469web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/pP8m-1qPcPZCYq-DNxHwYJ9F57Y=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20540543185773843107764.jpgNomada goodeniana (m) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-leucophthlma https://photos.on-this.website/wm/h2wb8Lk0NaNIJeoA_gaO510qtWg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10639702334f7aeb2360170.jpgNomada leucophthalma [i]Nomada leucophthalma[/i] at an [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] colony. Warwickshire, 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37531web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/iAnAm3fFueu3WIeJIr7RMDnp-pI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_66951360656a8ded78dc35.jpgSminthurinus aureus [i]Sminthurinus aureus[/i]. On the underside of a fallen branch. Shropshire, January 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31496web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kQBb-gPWzL0cAj0Hh5cEeNt-RjQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_86920212553581797f3559.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> male looking out of a nest hole in my garden "bee hotel". Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-elegans07 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/iOcQo5NgNgVozAEeVsfF2HrZTqk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20705997745286597fee490.jpgSminthurinus elegans On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d33289web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ewgQvg0di6aL1pGnKH9j-NmfVBI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16595950525380c1eb7d6a9.jpgOsmia caerulescens (f) [i]Osmia caerulescens[/i] female. Warwickshire, May 2014. Note bluish iridescence. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-clarkellaf https://photos.on-this.website/wm/yi7_iEQQLVlCttFubrZ7UE8Oi0Q=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_25018823531a1afe4d848.jpgAndrena clarkella (f) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] female at a nesting site. Warwickshire, March 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/chelostoma-female02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/saQ8xG5UCfpiwh5915sfTQzvW4U=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2383079474ffae6b31b722.jpgChelostoma campanularum (f) In a [i]Campanula[/i] flower - Warwickshire, July 2012. White hairs of abdominal scopa just visible. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/the-old-pickle-fork https://images.on-this.website/21826_9303832905cd4392c8ab8b.jpgThe Old Pickle Fork The Old Pickle Fork. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a selection of vintage items including brass, copper and pewter containers and a pickle fork. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/black-beefemale01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LRGCZWCqjE4pR_KWSzlT8YKLjnU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6303294954ffae8146690d.jpgChelostoma campanularum (f) In a [i]Campanula[/i] flower - Warwickshire, July 2012. The dense white hairs of the pollen scopa are visible under the abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bicolor-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NnREN7rhQloWKQAhbaZiU1K9W3U=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_31354604355256e8548ad7.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, March 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-mating-group02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/B46T_g29mUb1wPhJ4YqvPKlPjZI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7818605854f869fe146ded.jpgAndrena flavipes [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] mating group. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire. 02/04/2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-aureusochropus01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/0Y2XEOsCsjuApb-QPWDwIasDyXQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_94789670852ed21fef0e63.jpgS. aureus f. ochropus [i]Sminthurinus aureus[/i]. On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, December 2013. This is [i]Sminthurinus aureus forma ochropus[/i], a scarce form where the head and body are black, but the legs and antennae yellow. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39467web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LrI2mmxy_6t_KlHG83BKJClfKwc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_182448071553283b0f120f5.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire, March 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/small-andrena-male02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Vx7y7Bt52wX4PCIcSNArb1nO1ec=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7083006874f97ad435d1ea.jpgSmall Andrena (m) An ageing [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male with worn wings and sparser and paler hairs. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/small-andrena-male03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/iQO_FDdkNoInQbHs3uWp6qmdfRg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19938640124f97ad3e38a95.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) An ageing male [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] with worn wings and sparser and paler hairs. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39885web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xZKowZIq9kiS8hI81L0SZOvmB4c=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_99346243955bb8f8a3a3e7.jpgHyaleus hyalinatus (m) [i]Hylaeus hyalinatus[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, June 2015. Note shape of yellow/white facial markings and general hairiness. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37454web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/W57xeOacFzuhmBfd3deU6Jo5aCQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_121407492856a8de04d2dca.jpgSminthurinus niger [i]Sminthurinus niger[/i]. On the surface of a headstone in a churchyard. Shropshire, January 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d32005 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/22qBLm_Qgn5CeSuUABAEpwJiTFs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_31502605950cb002d3907c.jpgSminthurinus aureus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, December 2012. Less than 1mm. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37379 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/cyz4zGsNClmVpezEiGY5aGf72LA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_154107313552ed05c9055fc.jpgMonobella grassei [i]Monobella grassei[/i]. Warwickshire, January 2014. First Warwickshire record. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephalafemale2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/HJeDX9wSoZNTn7J2SUgOxeLmGDo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8807750134facbfb58bd45.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) A female showing the characteristic "golden" colouration that spreads onto the wing bases. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5625sprayer202web https://images.on-this.website/21826_2608823575df9f614daf05.jpgVintage Garden Sprayer Vintage Garden Sprayer. Light-painted still-life photograph of vintage garden spray can plus quince fruit. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23991580.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/051gwZUF0RwL6hv7Okd7cLi9QAk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16478771885532b020dd038.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] female. Near an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] colony. Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d34678web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_G5W-2ckmBV8lAHjZkGwMSt2Srk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_49815583655d778644e1cc.jpgMegachile centuncularis (f) [i]Megachile centuncularis[/i] female, on cosmos flower. Staffordshire garden, August 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-rufa-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/COT1Z_SNdAcfp_pzv86eHobBACU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3816564064f9551b91b964.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) Male waiting for females at a nest hole. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-mating-group https://photos.on-this.website/wm/A85A3RNKP45YaqpGCwPgn7eBGpo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_13057266664f869fe49df40.jpgAndrena flavipes [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] mating group. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire. 02/04/2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30760web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/g4Ot9r0oL1mbqmCmr1xfUn5QH-8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1627967691535814167d4c1.jpgHalictus rubicundus (f) [I]Halictus rubicundus[/I] female. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37192web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/iwGqWq7Fw6XTZ-PeTvmfpVdAw9Q=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_188227734556a8a2b453453.jpgKatiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov. The "novel" Katiannid springtail currently designated [i]Katiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov.[/i]. On a wall, Staffordshire churchyard, November 2015. A developing male. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d31156 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/x9ivb6JCcwf2Rq5NAujkvKEonq0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1172860650b715d07a070.jpgDicyrtoma fusca - Juvenile On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. Size: ~0.5mm. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37708web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6YovmgIzOzDUn2hqRLflghVfP68=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_48295867356a8e0b4e9f86.jpgCalvatomina nr. superba Springtail [i]Calvatomina nr. superba[/i] on a headstone in a churchyard. Staffordshire, January 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/76253gourds2denweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_8879001335ff326c532a43.jpgThree Gourds Three Gourds. Light-painted still-life photograph of a three decorative gourds. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/3419rusty-jug4x3-web https://images.on-this.website/21826_12527084815cadf2e0f29d0.jpgSomewhat neglected ... Somewhat neglected. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-showing-hairs https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Zr765cWdGaUPeJ5sghlJHZytERs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20042855174f9fe21cc16c3.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), showing typical arrangement of hairs on mid pair of legs. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/allium-and-aluminiumweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_94892072064b250b63d424.jpgAllium and Aluminium Allium and Aluminium. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring allium (onion) items and some vintage aluminium kitchenalia. Lit with diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31865web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gRkqYAihPIy13UTvnaggCpLX5I4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1107617095577399e66f043.jpgOsmia caerulescens (m) [i]Osmia caerulescens[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. Greenish eye colour (in live specimens) can help distinguish it from [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] males which have black eyes. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-aureus05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Uycx-vvp3G_F1WrLu-DMG5rAPl4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_9437259875286559c6ea65.jpgSminthurinus aureus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31753web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zWF-jpBBPgxIzRxYOY1Oqv4qaa8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1123744709535818e33f05a.jpgAndrena nitida (f) [i]Andrena nitida[/i] (=[i]pubescens[/i]), female. Warwickshire, April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30138web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3x3WW3wKzeBpAPEozRbTxXafK6w=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_117669125557725729d8311.jpgLeucophora Fly Teneral [i]Leucophora[/i] fly, close to a Buffish Mining Bee ([i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i]) nesting aggregation. Staffordshire garden, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/4602apricotsweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_8988298045d627b7f7c33f.jpgAfter Eliot Hodgkin After Eliot Hodgkin. Light-painted still-life photograph of apricots wrapped in tissue paper together with a vintage pewter dish. Inspired by Eliot Hodgkin's tempera still-life paintings. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31934web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KOk7GG7KLcMfhxOlZCgACRMnRD4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_214546457957739e082a198.jpgHyaleus hyalinatus (m) [i]Hylaeus hyalinatus[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. Note shape of yellow/white facial markings and general hairiness. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39518web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NwTEWR2il8t8lk_Ss8R82DU4ljM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_994777630558da1c042231.jpgHyaleus hyalinatus (m) [i]Hylaeus hyalinatus[/i] male warming-up on a rock. Staffordshire garden, May 2015. Note shape of yellow/white facial markings and general hairiness. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-leucophthlma04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IKX4qjZZHy0OsNK_-NKyqempChA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11104262004f7af040c6ed7.jpgNomada leucophthalma [i]Nomada leucophthalma[/i] at an [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] colony. Warwickshire, 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-female05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/s7YpyKDsvqjD9DS2g9Ns0971IZo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10638620654f93199da561f.jpgNomada lathburiana Cuckoo Bee [i]Nomada lathburiana[/i]. Cleptoparasite of the Ashy Mining Bee ([i]Andrena cineraria[/i]). https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14855964.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GzQbgDsri3oA4KJNtEVMgZoJsD8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_40043044facc27aa8d9e.jpgAndrena cineraria (f) https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipes-male05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dYSfNnonL3Irro7Ht8ME1UPqlZY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6732864664f852a496caa7.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), emerging from a nest burrow in an old stone wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39073web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mKLwawyIOkGoE_riaAet_yxsWao=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1354409739577233ee0fe6d.jpgAndrena bicolor (m) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36885 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gp0YeG4r1YrQ7bCSVxUAWuNCJw4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_663580296518b5e48210d6.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), emerging from a nest burrow in an old stone wall. Warwickshire, April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24545380.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Q1J9c7nkwLMYejP_39SR9IPfYW4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1156758550557b02bb818e6.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> female returning to bee-hotel with mud ball. Staffordshire garden, May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipesmales https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1KnvMMzpiEwqJoN1H0aazh_Cjrw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7424620144f8ecb92e7ce5.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) I'm fortunate to have lots of holes in my house wall favoured by hairy-footed Flower Bees ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]) for nesting and roosting. These two males were waiting for the weather to warm up a bit, before venturing out. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31688web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ksqfOon2ZFCMTdvj0yiMcRwhV2k=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_139730971757739c9ef3f10.jpgSapyga quinquepunctata (m) Male cuckoo wasp, [i]Sapyga quinquepunctata[/i], Staffordshire garden, May 2016. Note lack of red markings on abdomen, which helps distinguish it from the female. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30817web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/l2fK45pHo7NZPaJPEckyl9yDaj8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_12915047285773883d0fed4.jpgMelecta albifrons [i]Melecta albifrons[/i] cuckoo bee, Staffordshire, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/toW9txfQP9C9NnpxwKfyL_y_e7k=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_5994989014f918b76ed3ac.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male. Cubbington Church, Warwickshire. April 20th 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-carantonica-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/u8RtWnglFh5zxSQsaEOLNyouaj4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20196095305534b945882dd.jpgAndrena carantonica (f) [i]Andrena carantonica[/i], newly-emerged female. Staffordshire garden; April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/monosapyga https://photos.on-this.website/wm/VO-UdAGmmXjcWx5bKQgqIN15MaQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_123134273952ed2a34788e8.jpgMonosapyga clavicornis (f) Female [i]Monosapyga clavicornis[/i] on a daisy flower. Warwickshire, June 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-pubescens02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ADyZEssSPVVf4_sJYLfCkHW5UNs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18058210744fabb6e635d9d.jpgAndrena nitida (f) [i]Andrena nitida[/i] (=[i]pubescens[/i]), female. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-leaiana03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8hlVxpvWBhmmtxceXpws7LDorwc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21061475184fe41d6aaa2ce.jpgO. leaiana (f) [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female. Note the orange scopal hairs under the abdomen, used for collecting pollen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30840 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OhRmejeZ65dFIpTcJW-mMFXmlY8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_126921665150ae7b3763fba.jpgDicyrtomina minuta On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37420 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CPfv68hbyNVR0cvleQ9JhFWyq2U=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20984788555221acaada3e5.jpgMellinus arvensis (f) A female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp emerging from her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, August 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/two-mason-bees https://photos.on-this.website/wm/an36WsJYRd8kJIjwFC6p4Vp1sjU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1427943104fe176d3d50e8.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) Two [i]Osmia bicornis[/i] females on my "Bee Hotel". https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/mirid03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7srhIXBfPiybuMFbL5jCdSu4RZE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8282601024ffeb0b48e8fa.jpgDryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus This specimen, although on ivy, was very close to a large oak. The likely identification of [i]Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus[/i] was kindly proposed by an iSpot user. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d36902web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NoqlqIpXPuXlyNVNFEJ-C5Nt4rM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_179845853556a8a4247ee6e.jpgDicyrtomina saundersi (m) Male [i]Dicyrtomina saundersi[/i] on the underside of a fallen leaf. Staffordshire, December 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36782 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SoydDcfFJ2hToRLWxUvwttpAMxA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_603478790518b5c7862a65.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female, watching a pollen beetle whilst resting inside a daffodil flower. Warwickshire, April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107550.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/J7_hA2j9i0QV_PrWYmxCjeuLk6g=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_15355014005544c30004d93.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (f) Newly-emerged [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] female by her nest burrow. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephalamale https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UIRsEK-dYFo0vLyG8KIQcHG1bb8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11472672074faa67202b854.jpgAndrena bucephala (m) A scarce [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] male. At a known breeding site in Warwickshire. May 2012. Note characteristically large head. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d31702 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MknhXlgjBd5MkzjBmWTICznDhq8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11436880285204fd536362d.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) Female[i] Osmia bicornis[/i], Warwickshire, June 2013. Note facial 'horns' used for moulding mud during nest building. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/bucephala-females https://photos.on-this.website/wm/F9EmYQjAo6CFmbki6kyPBkN_Odk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17111808664fb9ecb1034ef.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) A group of Andrena bucephala females, Warwickshire, May 2012. I think these are newly-emerged individuals. This is a view down into a broken grave plot. The nest is inside and the bees enter and leave via this hole in the broken slab. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39442web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jm_2NsP6DAAkvs_WDdrHWwFqNQU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_5268160653283b0a0100d.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire, March 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kNmKI6awknjyDhCxYApz7Jk5GuM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16026223484f9fe32d672b8.jpgAndrena flavipes (f) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male on blossom. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-bicornis-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6KAQ6xhbjUTOkNojPOi5dwqNHS0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14397875514fbf8ea089575.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) Female sealing nest hole with mud. Staffordshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-clarkella-female04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/quRLiavM533ixaLg9QxhA9yIa1o=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11553251094f7af30c3f9e2.jpgAndrena clarkella (f) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] female returning to the nest burrow with a full pollen load. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36665 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Cl-zY4RYVdSVuROS2ICgQx6Kijo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1114877233518b539276a32.jpgNomada leucophthalma (f) [i]Nomada leucophthalma[/i] female at an [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] colony. Warwickshire, 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-hirtipes-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/faRPkitVhfoioOJgQLSKdX8NMik=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1328535214fb9eeec4238e.jpgNomada hirtipes (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. Note prominent yellow spot on edge of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/a-spoon-of-rock-salt https://images.on-this.website/21826_17943830305cb47f8895347.jpgA spoon of rock-salt A spoon of rock-salt. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring pewter coffee jug, a selection of eggs and a silver salt spoon. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/on-the-worbenchweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_166074400768b8794c0d413.jpgOn the Worbench_web On the Workbench. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring vintage tools and equipment. Lit with diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37243web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/4BPglwMHvFsTnb_CRknn6fs6i3U=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_148979773056a8a2b69ddb9.jpgKatiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov. The "novel" Katiannid springtail currently designated [i]Katiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov.[/i]. On a wall, Staffordshire churchyard, November 2015. A developing male. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-female05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MWwT3RVvWigY1Jl8KXjX36vtS7w=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_9798231614f857fd28e484.jpgAndrena flavipes (f) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] female. Cubbington churchyard, Warwickshire, March 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/4572bitter-melonweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_7868860215d5d62e975fe2.jpgBitter Melon Fruit Bitter Melon Fruit. Light-painted still-life photograph of a vintage cast-iron saucepan, bitter melon (karela) fruit and a cut pepper. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5296trugg3reworked02web https://images.on-this.website/21826_2644025335decd234b8cc9.jpgThe Old Hand-fork The Old Hand-fork. Light-painted still-life photograph of vintage garden hand fork and a selection of gourds/pumpkins/squashes. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d35545web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_TcxDuUy6zk9nNFyhKjzlik1Nc4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_190839891656a896334fc0d.jpgMellinus arvensis (f) Female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] wasp emerging from her nest burrow. Staffordshire garden, September 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipes-male06 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/XpCZrIV5xH8egiULHHL3xmgvGFU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14303124844f852a3254f55.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), emerging from a nest burrow in an old stone wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/4765new-gourdsweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_4532456975dc40fa22f430.jpgGourd Selection Gourd Selection. Light-painted still-life photograph with a selection of decorative gourds and vintage pewter kitchenalia. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23930092.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gqcqjBBOOxEkUV2OmMsKfHIO_ec=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_97350805155256e75718ab.jpgAndrena bicolor (m) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, March 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/springtail-stacked03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RH0bmhgmk3CgzAOgn3i5QU3h35U=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_48682313650cafdd477965.jpgDicyrtomina saundersi [i]Dicyrtomina saundersi[/i] on the underside of a frosty fallen leaf. Warwickshire, December 2012. Composite of series of images, combined in Zerene Stacker. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/the-silver-salt-spoon https://images.on-this.website/21826_5654979125c3715fb13247.jpgThe silver salt spoon The silver salt spoon. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KkfHZNfOAyohdPH6HCz1Y8cCgWE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_9593386544f8d161fbc0df.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (m) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] male. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30531web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eGDU71n1iIV02XckmFD_kCMeyg4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_12278702505773827237699.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female, Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-nigroaeneafemale https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5JJphImgCSchOBBrGa1JJC1u90s=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14741420524f7ab95ee4b93.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) Freshly-emerged [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female, posing on my finger. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d32756web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mkU9-y7-WPeXc6u1qWYihPGi44A=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_14735993755368edd61413d.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] female emerging from a nest in an old grave. Warwickshire. May 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/hirtipes-male https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2dZHgDMFN-Yk29tdKBYRM39J6L8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4023022814fb9f5edd3465.jpgNomada hirtipes (m) Almost certainly a [i]Nomada hirtipes[/i] male, but very few photographs available to compare with. In association with a colony of the mining bee [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] which this bee parasitises. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39488web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nB7Wb9Fo9dev3gS3af8KfBpb3SU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8936325355d771f7c99f5.jpgNomada flava (f) [i]Nomada flava[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, May 2015. Near to [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] mining bee nests. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d35482web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/mASLNqpd6ZcjbHsFOoQ4bCIrWC4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_120143284356a896306e139.jpgMellinus arvensis (f) Female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] wasp resting on a leaf. Staffordshire garden, September 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39854web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3B-1nUpu7FZ1nRFUzaruivTKbQM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_109764468555bb8ec1c19bf.jpgOsmia caerulescens (f) [i]Osmia caerulescens[/i] female on a white background. Staffordshire garden, June 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-haemorrhoa-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/sczkgy86gy0I0ZVS_jO90LDtAxs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11181050155530c816515ad.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (m) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] male. Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d36852web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5SOKpFc8GxJsHY8JAxiuSh1-NdA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_34406552656a8a038ab0dd.jpgKatiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov. The "novel" Katiannid springtail currently designated [i]Katiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov.[/i]. On a wall, Staffordshire churchyard, November 2015. A developing male. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/clarkellastack03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/taEhj0PWBsqXPXUfJDGsk0hZZhw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_774559925530c79da71b6c.jpgAndrena clarkella (m) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] male at a nesting site. Warwickshire, February 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30571web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rv-MFsuw227yQV5XcY_jZflXxx8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21032743185343ef43bb087.jpgMelecta albifrons (m) Male [i]Melecta albifrons[/i], Warwickshire, April 2014. This individual has just emerged from a Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]) nest burrow in a stone wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/chelostoma-campanularum-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/xaB2ePcelOHN5lSQVPhSdHixQYU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_580525493552564db1fcea.jpgChelostoma campanularum (f) [I]Chelostoma campanularum[/I] female in a campanula flower. Warwickshire garden, June 2014. Note scopa (pollen-collecting hairs) under abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31824web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/73j4rQWTNo3Znl8CkPnNJgg_cLk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1800351753535d1b10cd332.jpgAnthophora plumipes (f) Female Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), near a nest burrow in an old stone wall. Warwickshire, April 2014. Tongue fully-extended. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-cineraria-female02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aVufV9QX65D8V9VRV0UPcdraiFQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_9234238024f8beb9ee31d5.jpgAndrena cineraria (f) [i]Andrena cineraria]/i] female, resting on my hand. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-bicornis-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6f6MQo0BGUaI2OyEwaojczzH0oQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_5692137964fb67b434879f.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) Female at a nest hole. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5924clock02web https://images.on-this.website/21826_18888141195e3944268e2c4.jpgAt the Clock Mender's At the Clock Mender's. Light-painted still-life photograph of vintage clock parts and mechanism. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30156web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gwkltIkEbU1H9K00VHqkkqLCBhU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1451944647558da8212e853.jpgAndrena haemorrhoa (f) [i]Andrena haemorrhoa[/i] female, nectaring on Ceanothus flowers. Staffordshire garden, June 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-male-on-fmn02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OsXaY4j5LBJ-qlvlttTpm9OL9Dk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3680869274f918b85cbc8c.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male resting on a Forget-me-not flower. Cubbington Church, Warwickshire. April 20th 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-flavipes-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bRSa2VLhZUTXNMhoj2Ypik_U5dQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_12591461704f9fe330cadd6.jpgAndrena flavipes (m) [i]Andrena flavipes[/i] male on Forget-me-not. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d31126 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/L5g84ZXdswU9nts9NMr3hvUa76I=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21599491250b4b095afcc3.jpgDicyrtomina saundersi (m) Male, on the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. Note raised genital papilla and pigmentation at rear of cheek area; characterisitic of male. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/chelostoma-male03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/TtD9b3f3KWPYu8S6NoG4C9tdnT0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16579788664ffae6bd5ef3d.jpgChelostoma campanularum (m) On a leaf - Warwickshire, July 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31652web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/C21JNdrvjyjhJsM7vheo4ePXq1s=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1052778150577399e4259aa.jpgOsmia caerulescens (f) [i]Osmia caerulescens[/i] female. Staffordshire, May 2016. Note bluish iridescence. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/3149funnel024x3web https://images.on-this.website/21826_17864147845c7d542cb197d.jpgThe Rusty Funnel The Rusty Funnel. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d3760202web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3cKtYWaWZeXrxLhpRCE04ZORLDs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21407318625221b48e19213.jpgPhilanthus triangulum (m) A male [i]Philanthus triangulum[/i]. Warwickshire, August 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo24107553.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8gpD5xmIgSxWU8SztnhkYaZKVXg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_333549195544c55dc1285.jpgNomada goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] female. Near an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] colony. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-rufa-male02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5yw5JqpaKQEm61eKHpjMXlMvRDs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_5818130134f9551bc654ba.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) Male waiting for females at a nest hole. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-bicornis-male02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/t1bA3mGZJZhChiZ4xtCAMPl6Mvk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_16583426144fb67b4e1cd32.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) Male at a nest hole. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39342web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/V-aLEG5AnncBfyLVmHwGqR7_uqc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1997211029558d99f205d23.jpgAndrena labiata (f) [i]Andrena labiata[/i] female, returning to her nest burrow in a lawn, with full pollen load. Staffordshire garden, May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30551web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/wJAKWEnj5IFjz9pMqcjWFZffy3Q=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19230371785343ef3ddc4c7.jpgMelecta albifrons (m) Male [i]Melecta albifrons[/i], Warwickshire, April 2014. This individual is emerging from a Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]) nest burrow in a stone wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-goodeniana-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SCayUj_Tw7a1givondkJBRnl9_Y=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1651954854f7aa7179d6ec.jpgN. goodeniana (f) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] investigating an [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] colony. Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipesfemale https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EUjMPKMAJ9nuSleLb9hk2ydWCwo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_12132363174f86cc150b312.jpgAnthophora plumipes (f) Female, looking out of a hole in an old stone wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-fulva-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dmvPR48Tlj2nZoQ4C1gfsvpj1Ms=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_7237807844f97b1eed920f.jpgAndrena fulva (f) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] female. Warwickshire, 2102. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/4509stripesweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_6169758605d53f61a5b2c8.jpgStripes Stripes. Light-painted still-life photograph with a "stripe" theme. Striped peppers, vintage garden fork and cast-iron saucepan. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39828web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Dqo0sBhQxtFy69tNht79VmwFQnA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17203830145772552c60612.jpgNomada goodeniana (m) [i]Nomada goodeniana[/i] male. Staffordshire, April 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/ladybird-2-spot02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EHxnCn29qPdfMvgahbPDMQmaXPA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18887218864ffff11a38f79.jpg2-Spot Ladybird 2-Spot Ladybird - [i]Adalia bipunctata[/i]. Warwickshire - July, 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d38499 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5ogtr_jaYZbSLCY5PgNBEfvhOzI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1882091175518b605bc1b39.jpgHalictus tumulorum (f) [i]Halictus tumulorum[/i] mining bee. Brandon Marsh, Warwickshire, May 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d35667800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ovcnKYmnSfqU1hKZkKtYdRv3XSc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_467534787514977c6ead59.jpgAndrena clarkella (m) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] male at a nesting site. Warwickshire 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39120800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3n3EQ4pIuZiit7kYY-8MdHyIlD0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_124115546657723f1e35dc1.jpgSminthurides aquaticus [i]Sminthurides aquaticus[/i]. Om a garden pond liner, Shrophire, March 2016. Note courtship behaviour where males and female "lock" antennae and the smaller male is lifted from the surface. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/lasioglossum-smeathmanellum04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/nnYqk21Ls9hoHhxb5CKrY6tc534=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_4445379214f83f9909a50f.jpgLasioglossum smeathmanellum https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-labiata-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/S25B6la6pcD-hjBR8EBzzsa4I6s=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1216887605544d3829c46a.jpgAndrena labiata (m) [i]Andrena labiata[/i] male, showing characteristic facial markings. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/svrcyclelamp https://images.on-this.website/21826_1601751995d4c41385b95f.jpgVintage Cycle Lamp Vintage Cycle Lamp. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a vintage cycle lamp. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-leucophthlma02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gr0d0_IFru297kp6wvVecCvHTCc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_15926528454f7aeb1e17f50.jpgNomada leucophthalma [i]Nomada leucophthalma[/i] at an [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] colony. Warwickshire, 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/d-fusca01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/wxRC0Gsb_E5bECKgtPJQtotcfoM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_182605808152ed1a0b8ae32.jpgDicyrtoma fusca [i]Dicyrtoma fusca[/i]. On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, October 2013. A juvenile. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39104800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/lCSz-_0F9FQgdQEnHuAJkJJ9iJA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_131706582157723f1b048d8.jpgSminthurides aquaticus [i]Sminthurides aquaticus[/i]. Om a garden pond liner, Shrophire, March 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37694web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZrvfkU9Xa0sVCdU9ng-nLGOtgFQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_33656880656a8e0b27b0a6.jpgCalvatomina nr. superba Springtail [i]Calvatomina nr. superba[/i] on a headstone in a churchyard. Staffordshire, January 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31900web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/raaF5zWT09PJ-f8z0jlWtGHQFu8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1790497699535d1ca03b1ca.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) [i]Andrena bucephala[/i] female on a daisy flower. At a known breeding site in Warwickshire. April 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-asleep https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IlAdFT_SOB-mysu4imhPgoUYjik=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_105401264facbe4eb760d.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) A female roosting in a niche in an old stone wall. Note "horns" used during nest building. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-in-box https://photos.on-this.website/wm/T2YVwcyxvGFJznTxDjt-wK4qUZw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10691599564fb67b3c17b7b.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) Female in a "Bee Hotel" in my garden. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39458web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kiuzVuPomLrPT-uUHipvKluM__k=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1206683802577233f440a2c.jpgAndrena bicolor (f) [i]Andrena bicolor[/i] female. Staffordshire garden, March 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39124web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/dJwsICNCe_dT5hF8mdqqFlQ4t_Q=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2060128621557b0507d33cb.jpgAndrena barbilabris (Pair) [i]Andrena barbilabris[/i] pair. Sandy footpath through farmland. Staffordshire. May 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d33609web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-asBGHV07H4xVzHnAPN3qdFcZUU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_89277690753af1d1613ff4.jpgOsmia leaiana (f) Newly-emerged [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female leaving a nest burrow in my "Bee Hotel". Warwickshire, May 2014. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-aureus07 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/B4A8AgmQlLqAbTY0ULStQHscieQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1181555291528655a588d82.jpgSminthurinus aureus On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2013. Possibly a juvenile. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14989285.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/SGgARckHTMVcEciyLurmxxdLkkU=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_19876000564fbba4ce1b20e.jpghirtipes female_03 Warwickshire, May 2012. Note prominent yellow spot on edge of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-cineraria-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KbIcrpgAn_F2pS5fS-AH3k9DJQ4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10986181734f8beb9884ef8.jpgAndrena cineraria (f) Warwickshire, April 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephalafemale4 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RdXuImaZSXgSt2O3ApaKUV2uuEw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_8178275434facbfbc31bcc.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) A female showing the characteristic "golden" colouration that spreads onto the wing bases. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d3569702800 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bXFwdWDqQUmBynn8CajvJc8lpRk=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1588562816514975c55a3f1.jpgAndrena clarkella (f) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] female at a nesting site. Warwickshire 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23983871.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jHwZhOrq3ijfJwOqGDZwEW6lu8M=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3230242685530c677078a5.jpgOsmia bicornis (f) Female[i] Osmia bicornis[/i], Staffordshire, April 2015. Investigating holes in a garden bee-hotel https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d31446web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MzgicsGKejCKuISA4kEKjxVK9BA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_93781497657738999775c4.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> males. Staffordshire garden, May 2016. Bees use the bee-hotels for "roosting" overnight and when the weather is cold and/or wet. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/osmia-leaianaf02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1S1Pk-uAZiz9FvF6_M_JSt3wzSY=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20030238815020f1a187fa2.jpgOsmia leaiana (f) [i]Osmia leaiana[/i] female on a flower. Warwickshire, August 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/mirid02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/f8M7V7l5R-pTHLsX2FJHs3F6tdw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17587377614ffeb0b05b404.jpgDryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus This specimen, although on ivy, was very close to a large oak. The likely identification of [i]Dryophilocoris flavoquadrimaculatus[/i] was kindly proposed by an iSpot user. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/7496medlarsgourd2denweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_9884178675fd4cd438be9f.jpgRipe Medlars Ripe Medlars. Light-painted still-life photograph of ripe medlar fruit and a gourd. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/duck-eggs https://images.on-this.website/21826_6198858745c37110a87984.jpgDuck eggs Duck eggs. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23983867.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_jkBge30FG6SobC1c3psWP6o_oA=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_12846302415530c49d4c735.jpgOsmia bicornis (m) <i>Osmia bicornis</i> male warming-up on the fence near my garden "bee hotel". Staffordshire, April 2015. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/nomada-fucata-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GDOm13v6y6b8GxMWFlKgzzoI2LQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_9977604274f931eda78588.jpgNomada fucata Female https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d30885 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ymYsaQwySpTyMcK-xrBLmR_VLHs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_153959830850b4abce61ee1.jpgDicyrtoma fusca On the underside of a fallen leaf. Warwickshire, November 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/mellinus-arvensis-f https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WuKgYQDJmc0Vxtsatw_etmgOtIg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_1445915409552569e5d4513.jpgMellinus arvensis (f) A female [i]Mellinus arvensis[/i] digger wasp excavating her burrow. A Warwickshire garden, July 2014. Note how she reverses out from the hole, carrying sand grains between her front legs. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-chrysosceles-m https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2-IouuZMwSjrMwliWg7hjnDPWSI=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11727928384f97eb6e93605.jpgAndrena chrysosceles (m) i]Andrena chrysosceles[/i] male. Warwickshire, 2012. Note yellow/white clypaeus and red tarsi. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-nigroaenia-male03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/X5c132FknxOBz-jObu2sMwy_lKE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_15516913224f7ab96a252ed.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (m) [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] male at a nest site. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d33734web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YGIzXr9GmTwLlzl58zGAIFivE1U=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_213269087853af2d9b6523c.jpgSapyga quinquepunctata (f) A female [i]Sapyga quinquepunctata[/i] emerging from a hole in my garden "bee-hotel". Warwickshire, June 2014. They seem to use empty holes for "roosting" overnight or when the weather is cool. Note white facial markings. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d35425web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kl2Sq_w2qs5-mKaPh7p1JNbL7yg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_102728209456a8962d8621a.jpgMellinus arvensis (f) Female [i]Mellinis arvensis[/i] wasp with dipteran prey. Staffordshire garden, August 2016. The prey in this instance was consumed by the female, rather than being used to provision the nest. The remains of the carcass were discarded after feeding. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37938web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/B6idFN9fXCODFQ7DNLQRYepMHR8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_125497054056bfa655649e0.jpgCalvatomina nr. superba Springtail [i]Calvatomina nr. superba[/i] on a headstone in a churchyard. Staffordshire, February 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/mid-morning https://images.on-this.website/21826_6702127455ccc05052a6b3.jpgMid-morning Mid-morning. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring vintage items, pocket watch and quail eggs. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipes-male02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ljG_m-qVdDp05msqrRTVytyXak4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3316028494f852a3b9f60f.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), emerging from a nest burrow in an old stone wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/10459aluminiumjug-web https://images.on-this.website/21826_1800970562647db9eba9c65.jpgThe Aluminium Jug The Aluminium Jug. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a piece of vintage aluminium/aluminum kitchenware, a pumpkin and some Physalis flowers. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36901 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bMqeTpTTMWw8KVr3KMPR3o4RgA8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_636275995518ca52035cd7.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) Newly-emerged [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female. Warwickshire, April 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo23991576.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/w9CoKPtrs5EuELcQtF-vAo638_8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2198664175532ad7339f7c.jpgAndrena fulva (m) [i]Andrena fulva[/i] male. Staffordshire garden, April 2015. Note mandibles with "tooth" at base. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipes-male03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UXIkJyBVZRv6cp6elYpFonY4Oro=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17931322004f852a4176f62.jpgAnthophora plumipes (m) Male Hairy-footed Flower Bee ([i]Anthophora plumipes[/i]), looking out of a nest burrow in an old stone wall. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-clarkella-female02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ntqP8bV554n_Prwe2ROYyN2WIpQ=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_20814695834f7aaef715941.jpgAndrena clarkella (f) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] female at her nest burrow. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-clarkella-female03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QlbXRx2lr1m71RYUm94CpJMBmMw=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_11887683794f7ab446dfb1b.jpgAndrena clarkella (f) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] female at her nest burrow. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d39438web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/S3e0Yw2Xrs8gKVtBUSkblu0sRms=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_208437952257723aca4c7f7.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (m) [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] male, Staoffordshire garden. End of March, 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d33761web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-OvduHt61vHBv1pXyBy1CrDVTw8=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_166527047655bbc8396b696.jpgMegachile centuncularis (f) [i]Megachile centuncularis[/i] female, approaching a hole in my bee-hotel. Staffordshire garden, July 2015. Note that orange scopal hairs visible from above as a "fringe" around abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/1d36661 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1L6XtFtLVyzu9WC0sG7hltFMTCg=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_480221571518b5181cf7b3.jpgAndrena clarkella (f) [i]Andrena clarkella[/i] female emerging from her nest burrow. Warwickshire 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/anthophora-plumipesfemale04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-oDfygDk5zlrucHh6iMS4-3yPyo=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18767231904f918d0583369.jpgAnthophora plumipes (f) Female - resting on a leaf. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/s-igniceps08 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zTIUi1XzVckcOQvK6Dvw4WhhhsM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_135419244952ed067cc843b.jpgSminthurinus igniceps Warwickshire, December 2013. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/11021brassjugweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_150589433565ef2c96028a2.jpgBrass Jug Brass Jug. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring a gourd and a bit of vintage kitchenalia. Lit with diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephala-female https://photos.on-this.website/wm/zLRhbMmBWtNnM6I1bi7jOB-6xwE=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_3495556664facbfb1a4c6f.jpgAndrena bucephala (f) A female showing the characteristic "golden" colouration that spreads onto the wing bases. Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/andrena-bucephalamale3 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/s6_d1b5vjXilHQVqsyye4C8OSIs=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_21074836224facbfaeb0dfd.jpgAndrena bucephala (m) Warwickshire, May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/photo14989286.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/F062x-SxVeGh3Pbq6vxtylQ5w_4=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_18337385904fbba4d3b954c.jpgNomada hirtipes (f) Female in flight, showing typical abdominal colouration. May 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/harlequin-larva02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/PLmoSm0t6Win0btBOYqWeEAnN1w=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_17739323555028f0f63bdff.jpgHarlequin Ladybird Larva Harlequin Ladybird Larva showing spiny surface and typical orange/black colouration. Warwickshire, August 2012. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d30526web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Xt2ez7y4VKFaiLIqILAIiiPB_k0=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_2431026075773826e71545.jpgAndrena nigroaenea (f) [i]Andrena nigroaenea[/i] female, Staffordshire garden, May 2016. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/8912physalisgourddenweb https://images.on-this.website/21826_3367175161a4c5c359004.jpgVintage Blue Bottle Vintage Blue Bottle. Light-painted still-life photograph featuring vintage glass bottle, Physalis flowers and a gourd. Lit by diffused torchlight. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/hirtipes-female03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bIu9keuanPAW3CqPq4adJ6jtVTc=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_6479457044fb9eee34ff17.jpgNomada hirtipes (f) Warwickshire, May 2012. Note prominent yellow spot on edge of abdomen. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/5d37222web https://photos.on-this.website/wm/R8R-YhnhyCTKcNz-afyo3_LZOiM=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_68896227656a8a426a57b5.jpgDicyrtomina saundersi [i]Dicyrtomina saundersi[/i] springtail on the underside of a fallen leaf. Staffordshire, December 2015. The object in front of the springtail is a spermatophore. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/in-the-workshop-2 https://images.on-this.website/21826_17198021175c3713666206e.jpgIn the Workshop - 2 In the Workshop - 2. https://www.edphillipswildlife.com/megachile04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bFA8Hgtg7nn3POnOyyhjRNJWz70=/fwcb/1756920283/21826_10642262625020ef70d54d3.jpgMegachile centuncularis (f) Megachile centuncularis female, resting with a piece of cut leaf. Warwickshire, July 2012.