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Nature in my Garden

Bees, Flies, Wasps & Hoverflies

Gallery of bees, flies, hoverflies and other mostly flying insects recorded in a wildlife friendly backyard / garden in Gloucestershire, UK

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#11 Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)

#11 Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)

#93 Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)

#93 Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)

#179 Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)

#179 Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)

#12 Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)

#12 Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)

#77 Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)

#77 Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)

#76 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

#76 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

#61 Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria)

#61 Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria)

#442 Tawny Mining Bee - female (Andrena fulva)

#442 Tawny Mining Bee - female (Andrena fulva)

#442 Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva)

#442 Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva)

#442 Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva)

#442 Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva)

#459 Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)

#459 Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)

#459 Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)

#459 Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)

575 Red Mason Bee.jpg
181 Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis)

181 Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis)

#309 Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipes)

#309 Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipes)

Tentative ID as this species of andrena bee (photo 26/6/18)

309 Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipes)

309 Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipes)

#519 Colletes daviesanus

#519 Colletes daviesanus

#188 Mini Mining Bee (Andrena sp.)

#188 Mini Mining Bee (Andrena sp.)

I’d seen Andrena minutula back in June on Wall Daisies, but for this photo from 23/7/18 I’m not so sure about the species

#679 Common Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)

#679 Common Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)

#463 Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava)

#463 Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava)

#463 Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava)

#463 Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava)

#481 Marsham's Nomad Bee (Nomada marshamella)

#481 Marsham's Nomad Bee (Nomada marshamella)

#444 Common Mourning Bee (Melecta albifrons)

#444 Common Mourning Bee (Melecta albifrons)

#123 Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

#123 Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

#300 Ectemnius continuus (Solitary Wasp)

#300 Ectemnius continuus (Solitary Wasp)

#531 Gasteruption jaculator

#531 Gasteruption jaculator

291 Alomya debellator (wasp)

291 Alomya debellator (wasp)

#347 Ichneumon extensorius

#347 Ichneumon extensorius

Stenichneumon sp. (S. militarius/culpator/etc)

Stenichneumon sp. (S. militarius/culpator/etc)

A dark form, but species not assigned

#517 Pullucid Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)

#517 Pullucid Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)

#681 Volucella inanis

#681 Volucella inanis

91 White-footed Hoverfly (Platycheirus albimanus)

91 White-footed Hoverfly (Platycheirus albimanus)

248 Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta )

248 Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta )

#524 Thick-legged Hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)

#524 Thick-legged Hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)

#209 Migrant Hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae)

#209 Migrant Hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae)

#558 Meliscaeva auricollis

#558 Meliscaeva auricollis

#209 Migrant Hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae)

#209 Migrant Hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae)

116 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)

116 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)

#298 Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)

#298 Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)

#298 Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)

#298 Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)

177 Syrphus vitripennis (hoverfly)

177 Syrphus vitripennis (hoverfly)

#484 Syrphus ribesii

#484 Syrphus ribesii

#477 Xanthogramma pedissequum

#477 Xanthogramma pedissequum

167 Footballer Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)

167 Footballer Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)

#651 Eupeodes latifasciatus

#651 Eupeodes latifasciatus

#324 Deadhead Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)

#324 Deadhead Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)

255 Plain-faced Drone Fly (Eristalis arbustorum)

255 Plain-faced Drone Fly (Eristalis arbustorum)

#379 Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)

#379 Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)

#714 Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)

#714 Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)

#495 Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)

#495 Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)

#278 Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophulariae)

#278 Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophulariae)

#326 Rose Sawfly (Arge ochropus )

#326 Rose Sawfly (Arge ochropus )

#217 Large Rose Sawfly (Arge pagana)

#217 Large Rose Sawfly (Arge pagana)

#327 Athalia sp. Sawfly

#327 Athalia sp. Sawfly

#297 Berberis Sawfly (Arge berberidis)

#297 Berberis Sawfly (Arge berberidis)

#217 Large Rose Sawfly (Arge pagana)

#217 Large Rose Sawfly (Arge pagana)

#624 Gooseberry Sawfly (Nematus ribesii)

#624 Gooseberry Sawfly (Nematus ribesii)

Blenniocampinae sp. sawfly

Blenniocampinae sp. sawfly

White legs, but not sure about black wing markings - potentially Monophadnus pallescens?

#158 Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)

#158 Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)

158 Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)

158 Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)

#261 Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)

#261 Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)

#500 Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)

#500 Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)

#545 Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)

#545 Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)

#301 Pond Olive Mayfly (Cloeon dipterum)

#301 Pond Olive Mayfly (Cloeon dipterum)

#686 Limnephilus lunatus (Caddisfly)

#686 Limnephilus lunatus (Caddisfly)

#730 Stenophylax permistus

#730 Stenophylax permistus

#708 Anabolia nervosa (Caddisfly)

#708 Anabolia nervosa (Caddisfly)

#205 Tiger Cranefly (Nephrotoma flavescens)

#205 Tiger Cranefly (Nephrotoma flavescens)

230 Spotted Cranefly (Nephrotoma appendiculata)

230 Spotted Cranefly (Nephrotoma appendiculata)

#344 Tipula paludosa

#344 Tipula paludosa

#565 Marsh Crane Fly (Tipula oleracea)

#565 Marsh Crane Fly (Tipula oleracea)

#364 Tipula confusa (Cranefly)

#364 Tipula confusa (Cranefly)

#709 Clear-tipped Window Gnat (Sylvicola punctatus)

#709 Clear-tipped Window Gnat (Sylvicola punctatus)

235 Dull Four-spined Legionnaire (Chorisops tibialis)

235 Dull Four-spined Legionnaire (Chorisops tibialis)

#508 Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa)

#508 Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa)

#355 Twin-Spot Centurion (Sargus bipunctatus)

#355 Twin-Spot Centurion (Sargus bipunctatus)

A large, late-flying soldier fly, photographed on 7/10/2018

#520 Common Awl Robberfly (Neoitamus cyanurus)

#520 Common Awl Robberfly (Neoitamus cyanurus)

239 Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (fly)

239 Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (fly)

#239 Poecilobothrus nobilitatus

#239 Poecilobothrus nobilitatus

#443 Bee Fly (Bombylius major)

#443 Bee Fly (Bombylius major)

#443 Bee Fly (Bombylius major)

#443 Bee Fly (Bombylius major)

#321 Graphomya maculata

#321 Graphomya maculata

#617 Anthomyia procellaris

#617 Anthomyia procellaris

322 Tachina fera (Fly)

322 Tachina fera (Fly)

#525 Eriothrix rufomaculata

#525 Eriothrix rufomaculata

#169 Face Fly (Musca autumnalis)

#169 Face Fly (Musca autumnalis)

432 Calliphora vicina

432 Calliphora vicina

#441 Eudasyphora cyanella

#441 Eudasyphora cyanella

#419 Helina evecta (muscid fly)

#419 Helina evecta (muscid fly)

294 Eumea linearicornis

294 Eumea linearicornis

#448 Hydrophoria lancifer

#448 Hydrophoria lancifer

#540 Pollenia rudis

#540 Pollenia rudis

#469 Hydrophoria linogrisea

#469 Hydrophoria linogrisea

#127 Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) female

#127 Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) female

#127 Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) male

#127 Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) male

229 Dryomyza anilis (fly)

229 Dryomyza anilis (fly)

#166 Beet Leaf Miner (Pegomya hyoscyami)

#166 Beet Leaf Miner (Pegomya hyoscyami)

AKA Mangold Fly; on spinach

308 Sphenella marginata

308 Sphenella marginata

On groundsel

#654 Band-Eyed Brown Horsefly (Tabanus bromius)

#654 Band-Eyed Brown Horsefly (Tabanus bromius)

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#11 Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
#93 Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
#179 Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)
#12 Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)
#77 Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
#76 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
#61 Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria)
#442 Tawny Mining Bee - female (Andrena fulva)
#442 Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva)
#442 Tawny Mining Bee (Andrena fulva)
#459 Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)
#459 Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)
575 Red Mason Bee.jpg
181 Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis)
#309 Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipes)
309 Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipes)
#519 Colletes daviesanus
#188 Mini Mining Bee (Andrena sp.)
#679 Common Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)
#463 Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava)
#463 Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava)
#481 Marsham's Nomad Bee (Nomada marshamella)
#444 Common Mourning Bee (Melecta albifrons)
#123 Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
#300 Ectemnius continuus (Solitary Wasp)
#531 Gasteruption jaculator
291 Alomya debellator (wasp)
#347 Ichneumon extensorius
Stenichneumon sp. (S. militarius/culpator/etc)
#517 Pullucid Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)
#681 Volucella inanis
91 White-footed Hoverfly (Platycheirus albimanus)
248 Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta )
#524 Thick-legged Hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)
#209 Migrant Hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae)
#558 Meliscaeva auricollis
#209 Migrant Hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae)
116 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
#298 Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)
#298 Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)
177 Syrphus vitripennis (hoverfly)
#484 Syrphus ribesii
#477 Xanthogramma pedissequum
167 Footballer Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)
#651 Eupeodes latifasciatus
#324 Deadhead Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
255 Plain-faced Drone Fly (Eristalis arbustorum)
#379 Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
#714 Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
#495 Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
#278 Figwort Sawfly (Tenthredo scrophulariae)
#326 Rose Sawfly (Arge ochropus )
#217 Large Rose Sawfly (Arge pagana)
#327 Athalia sp. Sawfly
#297 Berberis Sawfly (Arge berberidis)
#217 Large Rose Sawfly (Arge pagana)
#624 Gooseberry Sawfly (Nematus ribesii)
Blenniocampinae sp. sawfly
#158 Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
158 Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
#261 Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)
#500 Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)
#545 Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
#301 Pond Olive Mayfly (Cloeon dipterum)
#686 Limnephilus lunatus (Caddisfly)
#730 Stenophylax permistus
#708 Anabolia nervosa (Caddisfly)
#205 Tiger Cranefly (Nephrotoma flavescens)
230 Spotted Cranefly (Nephrotoma appendiculata)
#344 Tipula paludosa
#565 Marsh Crane Fly (Tipula oleracea)
#364 Tipula confusa (Cranefly)
#709 Clear-tipped Window Gnat (Sylvicola punctatus)
235 Dull Four-spined Legionnaire (Chorisops tibialis)
#508 Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa)
#355 Twin-Spot Centurion (Sargus bipunctatus)
#520 Common Awl Robberfly (Neoitamus cyanurus)
239 Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (fly)
#239 Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
#443 Bee Fly (Bombylius major)
#443 Bee Fly (Bombylius major)
#321 Graphomya maculata
#617 Anthomyia procellaris
322 Tachina fera (Fly)
#525 Eriothrix rufomaculata
#169 Face Fly (Musca autumnalis)
432 Calliphora vicina
#441 Eudasyphora cyanella
#419 Helina evecta (muscid fly)
294 Eumea linearicornis
#448 Hydrophoria lancifer
#540 Pollenia rudis
#469 Hydrophoria linogrisea
#127 Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) female
#127 Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) male
229 Dryomyza anilis (fly)
#166 Beet Leaf Miner (Pegomya hyoscyami)
308 Sphenella marginata
#654 Band-Eyed Brown Horsefly (Tabanus bromius)

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