September 1, 2018: Hurstwood & Long Causeway Windfarm. Burnley



Chrysopa perla

Two Bombus cryptarum males (det S Falk)

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August 8, 2018: Heysham and Andrena nigriceps, frequent on Tripleurospermum at Half Moon Bay.

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September 27, 2018: At the fifth attempt in four years, finally located the scarce Adonis ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) at Middleton, Heysham.

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September 12 & 27, 2018: Ichneumons (parasitic wasps) in the reed-beds at Malham Tarn

Ichneumonidae

Ichneumonidae

Endromopoda cf. detriita (det. S Varga)

Stenichneumon cf. culpator (det J Boparal)



Subf. ichneumoninae

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August 20-25, 2018: Bumblebees


An unsuccessful search for Bombus distinguendus (forage flowers all finished due to the hot summer) but better luck with Bombus muscorum (shown).



Durness - above

Farr Bay path

Oldshore Beag

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August 9, 2018: Andrena nigriceps (Black-faced Mining-bee) at Heysham

This is quite a scarce species although it's also known locally on the Sefton coast. Many of its sites are coastal but it''s also found inland on heaths and brownfield sites. These are quite large for an Andrena, slightly smaller than a honeybee. Today, they had become somewhat faded but were foraging eagerly on the Mayweed, clambering from flower to flower, rather than flying.

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July 30: Anthophora furcata foraging on hedge woundwort at Clitheroe. Also some very bright Bombus pascuorum workers

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 July 25: A Pine Ladybird found after beating pine trees near Burtonwood in extremely hot weather



June 21-July 9: Lytham dunes - bees

Megachile maritime (all above)



Colletes fodiens

Coelioxys sp.

A Very bright Bombus pascuorum

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June 30 & July 8:  Bombus monticola at Widdop, Pennine moors.



June 8, 2018: The rare Osmia parietina foraging on Birds-foot Trefoil at Yealand Hall Allotment, Silverdale.

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May 17. 2018: Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) entering its nest hole in a house wall at Clayton-le-Woods.

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