Bee ID
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:00 pm
Can anyone help me identify this bee?
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This is a female of the mining bee Andrena clarkella. The male is far less distinctive. They typically fly from late February or early March onwards and are one of the first species to appear in the spring.Butterfly Gardener wrote:Can anyone help me identify this bee?