Red-horned Nomad Bee
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 30th April 2021 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File


Red-horned Nomad Bee.
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A.K.A.: 		Nomada ruficornis.
Hymenoptera.
 Apidae.
Common Bee Wasp
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 		Larvae of host bee.
Research on-going.
Research on-going.
Meadows and hedgerows.
April - June.
Though looking like a wasp, this is in fact a bee which parasitizes mining bees by laying its eggs in their burrows.