Subject: stripes and red legs Location: coastal South Carolina USA June 4, 2017 7:20 pm Hi Bugman! Thanks for the great website! I took this photo of a cutie-pie with stripes and red legs on Memorial Day in my bed of native plants from coastal South Carolina. The primary flowers blooming nearby were Stokes aster … Read more
Subject: Metallic Green Bee or Sweat Bee Location: Toronto Canada June 16, 2016 9:39 am I have had a nest in my garden for about 6 years (it is a no dig zone). Thought I would share a photo with you. Great site! Have an awesome summer. Signature: Scott Morrow Dear Scott, We love your … Read more
Subject: Is This a Yellow Jacket? Location: Tacoma, WA June 7, 2016 5:07 pm Due to a bee hive having been completely destroyed last Summer, I have been more attentive to Yellow Jackets this Spring. This one I am having trouble finding information on. The 3 pictures attached are all I”m able to get, as … Read more
Subject: small insect on marjoram Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK September 21, 2015 2:12 am Hi, I photographed this insect on a marjoram plant in the wales, UK, and can’t find anything that looks like it in my Collins guide. It seems to have short stubby wings and a long body This photo was taken using … Read more
Subject: cuckoo bee Location: courtice ontario August 8, 2015 12:59 pm Hi again sending this pic but I am pretty sure it is a cuckoo bee. Signature: terri Hi Terri, Thanks for sending us more wonderful images, and using our standard form makes things so much easier for us. We went on BugGuide to verify … Read more
Subject: Black and Blue insect Location: Canberra Botanic gardens January 29, 2013 11:00 pm Was gathering pollen the same as bee’s Signature: not signed This appears to be a Neon Cuckoo Bee, Thyreus nitidulus, which we identified on the Brisbane Insect website. According the the Brisbane Insect website: “The Neon Cuckoo Bee are cleptoparasitic in … Read more