Although all latin names, authors, nbn keys are available in the species accounts, we don't yet have common names apart from for a few species. Will probably want to include common names for online recording.

Due to the huge number of images, expanding a family such as Andrenidae can be pretty slow.

Consider reducing the number of images loaded into the gallery per species.

The following observation was posted on the BWARS Forum by Nigel Jones on 29 April 2006:

I came across a female A. plumipes today. It flew in to a patch of Pulmonaria flowers, where males have been patrolling for some time. After landing it became very quiet and gripped the flower it landed on with it's mandibles. I was able to pick up the flower and photograph it, fully expecting it to fly off at any time. It… Read more