Came across this ashy mining bee Andrena cineraria on Sunday. It was hovering over bare patches of soil on a west facing slope and stood out as being quite distinct. Apparently its a female looking for a site to dig a burrow and lay eggs. They are nationally common but I've never seen one before.
Do you remember there was a question in Sarah's HSS quiz about them?
ReplyDeleteKind of rings a bell, what was the question?
ReplyDeleteA picture to identify, I think.
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