Gooden's Nomad Bee (Nomada goodeniana)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Nomada ("wandering") goodeniana ("Gooden's)

Adult female Gooden's Nomad Bee (Nomada goodeniana) at Geddington, Northants - June 2019

Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ?  /  Length: ?  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

Another species of Cuckoo-Bee, this time a little more easily identifiable than my previous example of the genus.  This species is also a brood parasite of Mining Bees, and therefore it's population is tied to theirs.  The species Nomada rufipes is apparently a possible confusion species with this one, but can be apparently firmly identified because the second yellow band on the abdomen is unbroken.

Related Species: 
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Nomada
SUBSPECIES: ?

 - Sighting Locations -

UNITED KINGDOM - A fairly common resident of the Southern half of the UK

 - Seen at Geddington.

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto .

Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Nomada ("wandering") flava ("yellow")

Adult Flavous Nomad Bee (Nomada flava) at Geddington, Northants - May 2011

Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ?  /  Length: 12mm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern 

Although at initial inspection, the species of the genus Nomada may resemble wasps, they are in fact Cuckoo Bees.  They are kleptoparasites - laying their eggs in the nests of other species, in this case specifically mining bees of the genus andrena.  The offspring then emerge in April to repeat the cycle.  The species Nomada panzeri can resemble this one somehow, and needs microscope analysis to separate, but on balance this species seemed more probable.

Related Species:
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Nomada
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic 

 - Sighting Locations -

UNITED KINGDOM - A fairly common resident of the Southern hald of the UK

 - Seen at Geddington.

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto .