« Coltsfoot | Main | Sawfly with Prey »
Thursday
Mar172011

Mining Bee

DateThu 2011-03-17

Spring is now well under way and, on my walks, I am starting to see more than just the occasional insect that was all I was seeing even just a week ago.  This is a mining bee from Tuesday, possibly an Andrena angustior (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae).

Photo taken beside the top lake, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-03-15.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
in

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
All HTML will be escaped. Hyperlinks will be created for URLs automatically.

Notify me of follow-up comments via email.