Grey Banded Mining Bee
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 23rd April 2020 using Panasonic Lumic LX5 in macro mode.
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Grey Banded Mining Bee
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 30th March 2020 using Panasonic Lumic LX5 in macro mode
Fact File
Grey Banded Mining Bee.
Species :
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Andrena Denticulata.
Hymenoptera.
Andrenidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Size:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 		Stored pollen and nectar.
Nectar and pollen mainly from the Daisy family especially yellow-coloured flowers
13 - 15 mm
The nests are built near flower rich areas in well-drained soils.
Usually between July and September. This one is particularly early.