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03-04-2010, 04:58 PM
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| | | Solitary bee ID Only the 2nd solitary bee I've seen so far this year - taken today resting on a camelia - looking at another recent post is it Andrena flavipes ?
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03-04-2010, 05:06 PM
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| | | Re: Solitary bee ID I expect you know this Gallery: Gallery
be surprised if you can get down to species from this angled photo. | 
03-04-2010, 07:01 PM
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| | | Re: Solitary bee ID Andrena flavipes looks a good bet to me, hind leg pollen basket colour, broad stripes on abdomen, thorax hair colour and face look good. Can't see the tail end but I would stick my neck out and agree.
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| | | Re: Solitary bee ID Thanks for the comments and ID help 
Must admit i was completely thrown at first by the abdomen marking and thought it was a small honey bee when I first spotted it.
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