Subject: Is this a bee?
Geographic location of the bug: CH43 9AJ
Date: 07/13/2019
Time: 03:28 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: What is this? Is it a bee?
How you want your letter signed: ??
Dear ??,
We had no idea where CH43 9AJ is located, but a web search produced: “CH43 9AJ. Postal code in Birkenhead, England.” This is a Sawfly, a non-stinging relative of Bees and Wasps. Based on an image on NatureSpot, we are quite confident it is Zaraea fasciata, and the site states: “Uncommon with most British records coming from England and Wales.” According to UK Wildlife, it is commonly called the Honeysuckle Sawfly.
