Roodharige Wespbij

April 2016.
Seen in a protected nature area in the sandy ground, they can be found around nests of ground burrowing solitary bees.

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WildFlower

Lion

I am not sure this is the correct ID. This one has stripes on the thorax while Nomada lathburiana doesn't. This is more likely Nomada armata, although Nomada flava has the stripes too.
http://www.entomart.be/INS-0251.html
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roodharige_wespbij#/media/File:Nomada_lathburiana_f3.JPG
http://www.bwars.com/bee/apidae/nomada-lathburiana
http://www.entomart.be/INS-0776.html
http://www.entomart.be/INS-2790.html Posted 8 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
  Lion
  
  Or could it be N. alboguttata? the abdomen was reddish, after the first yellow segment.
  http://intruigingnature.photodeck.com/-/galleries/subfolder/insecta-insects/hymenoptera-bees/nomada-wespbijen
  I am trying to get help from warnemingen.be and when they answer I will get back with a more accurate ID. Posted 8 years ago

The Nomada alboguttata

They are a type of bee with body length ranging from 6-10 mm (females) and 6-9 mm (males). The females are red-colored and have yellow or whitish spots on the tergites. The labrum is red and carries a tooth in front of the center. The third probe is the same length as the fourth. The nearly monochrome red, densely dotted structured label (Scutellum) has weak cusps. The tracks (tibias) of the hind legs have a tooth at the end and several, very long black, slightly curved arches. The males are mainly.. more

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