Oxybelus uniglumis - a digger wasp that hunts flies. (Photo : Penny Frith)

Anthophora plumipes female approaching Pulmonaria flowers (Photo : Robin Williams)

Formica rufa workers dismembering a dead beetle. (Photo : Nigel Jones)

Ancistrocerus nigricornis female carrying prey, a caterpillar, back to her nest. (Photo : Jeremy Early)

Lasius fuliginosus workers. (Photo : Rosemary Winnall)

Osmia caerulescens female carrying a leaf section to her nest. (Photo : Jeremy Early)

Anoplius viaticus female with prey, a spider she has paralysed. (Photo : Jeremy Early)

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MAPS and species concepts.

The majority of species now have distribution maps on their profile pages.

TITLES AND DATE CLASSES FOR MAPS:

 

 

 

MAP TITLES:

species name: iso. source : year of publication

iso: in the sense of

source: author of the species description and key

year: year of publication of species description and key

(NB. This is NOT the date of the map. Most maps include records up to 2020)

DATE CLASSES:

Darkest green squares are 2015 to present;

Dark green squares are 2005 to 2014;

Light green squares are 1995 to 2004;

Palest green squares are pre 1995.

For further infomation about maps and species concepts go HERE


The BWARS website contains pages for each British and Irish species of bee, wasp and ant. Most pages contain a detailed account, photos, distribution map, life history and conservation status. Features such as videos and identification advice are being added over time.

You can find species accounts in three ways

  • Browse through the Species
  • Select a species from the A-Z of species
  • Type a species name into the search box at the top left of any page.