Andrena chrysosceles

This is a small Mining Bee. The abdomen may show gingery hairs or be almost bare, but has obvious paler stripes. There is a ginger tuft at the tip of the abdomen.

Often seen on spring or early summer flowers.

Mainly May to July with occasional specimens around October.

Spring emerging specimens have over-wintered as adults, but those that emerge later in the year have probably over-wintered as diapausing prepupae.

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.