It has been shown by Menke & Pulawski (2000) that the species listed as Sphex rufocinctus in publications since 1975 (e.g. Lomholdt, 1984; Dolfuss, 1991; Bitsch et al., 1997), and which is recorded from the Channel Islands, should be known as funerarius Gussakowskij. This species is only known from the Channel Islands and, as such, does not appear in either Richards (1980) or Falk (1991). This summary of its ecology is drawn from continental literature.
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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.
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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.
Submitted by Nigel Jones on
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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