Seasons in the Netherlands |
Spring 2007 |
Wasps & Bees |
Lasioglossum cf. calceatum |
Osmia rufa |
Bloesembos (Amstelveen); 11 March. Feeding at Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) |
Amstelveen; 13 March. Feeding at Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) |
Apis mellifera | |
Amstelveen; 15 March. Honeybee feeding on male willow catkins (Salix sp.) |
Andrena vaga |
Fochteloërveen; 22 April. Collecting pollen on its exclusive larval food source, willow catkins (Salix sp.) |
Andrena ventralis | Andrena florea |
Geuldal near Epen (Zuid-Limburg); 5 May. At Ranunculus spec. |
Vaals (Zuid-Limburg); 6 May. At Bryonia dioica. |
Nomada spec. | |
Amstelveen; 1 April. Feeding at Dandelion (Taraxacum sp.) |
Ammophila spec. | Philanthus triangulum |
Tafelbergheide; 18 May. Feeding on bramble (Rubus spec.) |
Amstelveen; 19 May. Perching male. |
Hoverflies |
Meliscaeva auricollis | Eristalis tenax |
Bloesembos (Amstelveen); 13 & 15 March. Feeding at male willow catkins. |
Eristalis spec. | Syrphus torvus |
Bloesembos (Amstelveen); 13 & 15 March. On Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara. |
Cheilosia chrysocoma | ||
Near Fochteloërveen; 22 April. In flight, this furry fly is a very good mimic of the bee Andrena fulva. Here it is feeding at female willow catkins. |
Eupeodes luniger | ||
Amstelveen; 10 & 17 March. Feeding at Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa. |
Syrphus torvus | ||
Amstelveen; 13 March. At Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa. |
Xylota sylvarum | |
Geuldal near Epen (Zuid-Limburg); 5 May. At Buttercup, Ranunculus spec. |
Temnostoma bombylans | |
Amsterdamse bos; 15 May. A convincing wasp mimic. The front legs mimic a wasp's antennae. |
Flies |
Sepsis spec. | |
Amstelveen; 8 March. |
Bloesembos (near Amstelveen); 10 March. |
Sepsis punctum | ||
Bloesembos (Amstelveen); 11 March. Feeding at Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) |
Myopa testacea | |
Bloesembos (Amstelveen); 13 March. On the outlook for Bumblebees, its larval host. |
Scatophaga spec. | Lucillia spec. |
Amstelveen; 10 March. At Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). |
Bloesembos (Amstelveen); 11 March. At Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara). |
Phaonia spec. | |
Amsterdamse bos; 17 March. Feeding on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). |
Bombylius spec. | Bombylius major |
Geuldal near Epen (Zuid-Limburg); 5 May. Feeding at Melandirum rubrum |
Slenaken (Zuid-Limburg); 5 May. Female collecting sand to coat the eggs. |
Acrosathe annulata | |
Nieuw Bussumerheide; 25 April. |
Dysmachus trigonus | |
Limitische heide; 25 April. | Nieuw Bussumerheide; 18 May. |
Gymnosoma cf. nudifrons | |
Nieuw Bussumerheide; 18 May. |
Butterflies |
Aglais urticae | |
Bloesembos (Amstelveen); 15 March. Small Tortoiseshell at Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara). |
Amstelveen; 13 March. Small Tortoiseshell at Blacthorn (Prunus spinosa). |
Polygonia c-album | |
Amstelveen; 2 April. Comma butterfly at Blacthorn (Prunus spinosa). |