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Broad-faced Mining Bee (Andrena proxima) On a very blustery day in May, as I took this photo and the attached video, little did I know it would take me almost 6 months to almost (certainly) establish an ID, despite consulting those that are usually able to assist.<br /> <br /> It appears the reason was, this is a rare bee in the UK, and is in a sub-species group with a few similar-looking cousins, a combination which required a highly trained, experienced and respected expert eye, to do &#039;pin it down&#039;.<br /> <br /> Read all about it here:<section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/jtGQBDrjPNg?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Andrena proxima,Broad-faced Mining Bee,Geotagged,Spring,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Broad-faced Mining Bee (Andrena proxima)

On a very blustery day in May, as I took this photo and the attached video, little did I know it would take me almost 6 months to almost (certainly) establish an ID, despite consulting those that are usually able to assist.

It appears the reason was, this is a rare bee in the UK, and is in a sub-species group with a few similar-looking cousins, a combination which required a highly trained, experienced and respected expert eye, to do 'pin it down'.

Read all about it here:

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    Calbost Niel
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    Brilliant once again Philip Posted 3 years ago
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      Philip Booker
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      Thank you. Posted 3 years ago
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    Flown Kimmerling
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    Absolutely adorable Posted 3 years ago

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The Broad-faced Mining Bee

Andrena proxima is a mining bee in the Andrena genus.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Philip Booker

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Uploaded Oct 27, 2021. Captured May 28, 2021 14:49 in W27Q+RH Barcombe Mills, Lewes, UK.
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  • DSC-RX10M4
  • f/4.0
  • 1/500s
  • ISO100
  • 220mm