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Gwynne's Mining bee (Andrena bicolor) As sure as night follows day.....<br /> <br /> I posted the other day about the Fabricius&rsquo; Nomad Bee (Nomada fabriciana) which I said parasites on this species, so I guess I should have expected this fella to be not too far away.<br /> <br /> All that yellow on the legs is pollen which fooled me into thinking it was another Mining bee, but we got it right in the end. Andrena bicolor,Geotagged,Spring,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Gwynne's Mining bee (Andrena bicolor)

As sure as night follows day.....

I posted the other day about the Fabricius’ Nomad Bee (Nomada fabriciana) which I said parasites on this species, so I guess I should have expected this fella to be not too far away.

All that yellow on the legs is pollen which fooled me into thinking it was another Mining bee, but we got it right in the end.

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    Awesome! Posted 4 years ago

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The Bicoloured Miner

''Andrena bicolor'', or Gwynne's mining bee, is a common and widespread Western Palearctic mining bee which is found over most of Europe as well as North Africa and the Middle East and which reaches eastwards into Siberia.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Philip Booker
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Uploaded Apr 9, 2021. Captured Apr 8, 2021 13:05 in 65 Crespin Way, Brighton BN1 7FL, UK.
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  • 219.82mm