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Apr182013

Mining Bee

DateThu 2013-04-18

Among the first insects flying each spring are the mining bees.  This one is an Andrena sp, possibly Andrena angustior (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae).  So-named because they burrow into sandy soil.

Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-04-07.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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