Plasterer bee

Lord Vetinari

A male Colletes sp. bee on an ox-eye daisy flower. I only see these solitary bees on ox-eye daisies at this time of the year and a different species on Ivy flowers in the Autumn.

Brian V.

GOLDENORFE

very nice Brian , are these the quite small species about 6 mm ?

Lord Vetinari

@GOLDENORFE said:
very nice Brian , are these the quite small species about 6 mm ?

Thanks Phil
A bit bigger than that - about 8mm body length.

Brian v.