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Mining Bee

Andrena nigroaenea

Taken on 12th April 2008, Lincoln UK. Feeding on Forget-me-not flowers, this is a female.

by wallaby1 Dec 19, 2008 6:54 PM

It has black hairs on the tail tip.

by wallaby1 Dec 19, 2008 6:56 PM

Taking the easy route. The face has mostly black hairs with small orange tufts above the antennae.

by wallaby1 Dec 19, 2008 7:00 PM

From behind.

by wallaby1 Dec 19, 2008 7:01 PM

The length is approx. 10mm, this is 10x magnification.

by wallaby1 Dec 19, 2008 7:06 PM

These are the ground nests I've found.

by bungalow1056 Apr 24, 2011 9:47 PM

1 of 6

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Apidae

Genus

Andrena

Species

nigroaenea

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