Pinned male specimen of Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes (Pallas, 1772). Its appearance is somewhat robust, and its pale yellowish face greatly facilitates its ID. Males can be recognised by the absence of dense pilosity on the posterior legs. Author: my own Source: Ent. Col. MNCN-CSIC

Detail picture of the specimen's face seen through a binocular lens. Its antennae are short and its clypeus relatively protuberant. Author: my own Source: Ent. Col. MNCN-CSIC

First attempt at bee identification after the end of the #BeeCourseBarcelona and... lucky me!

Took a random box from the didactic collection (spec. without data labels) and found this #Anthophora plumipes - the only species of this genus present in Spain. 🐝🔍

Good morning! Let's start with the second day of the bee course held at the Jardí Botànic de Barcelona @museuciencies.cat

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The sun visited us today after several days of rain, so we left the classroom for a while to visit the botanical garden and its bee hotels! 🏨🐝

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