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Nomada sp.
Possibly Nomada alboguttata or baccatta. https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N... Known as cuckoo bees, kleptoparasite bees whose larvae feed on pollen stored in nests of other solitary bees) do not have adaptations for pollen transport, and their appearance is closer to that of a wasp.
Grootbroek, Belgium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Agath...
Spotted on Apr 15, 2016
Submitted on Jul 9, 2017
5 Comments
I agree... you're safe at genus level! They're so interesting :-)
Thanks, yes, this is where I have found the alike one N. alboguttata but then later I started doubting...these are difficult to ID! :-)
Totally out of my comfort zone I'm afraid...
But I did some quick searches and maybe this Dutch site can help?
There's a good description for alboguttata, and baccatta is described as very rare:
http://www.wildebijen.nl/wespbijen.html
Hey, thanks! any ideas on the species?
Great spotting Marta! And it made me rediscover the mission Solitary/wild bees of Belgium... it's full of treasures :-)