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Hairy-footed Flower Bee - Anthophora plumipes
The male has long hairs on the lower parts of the middle legs, especially near the feet. Males and females are very different, with the male being orange and the female all-black. Confusion with other species is not likely in early spring as no common bumblebee is entirely black nor are the brown bumblebees generally as richly coloured as the male Anthophora. This species is able to hover well.
Gardens, parks etc. visiting tubular flowers such as Lungwort and Red Dead-nettle.
March to May.
Nests in the ground and in the soft mortar of walls.
Although found throughout Britain, records are very heavily concentrated in the south.
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Common names
- Hairy-footed Flower Bee
- Species group:
- Bees, Wasps, Ants
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Hymenoptera
- Family:
- Apidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 391
- First record:
- 20/04/2007 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 26/03/2024 (Pochin, Christine)
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