The work also includes a revised subgeneric classification of #Triepeolus and its sister genus, #Epeolus Latreille.

Que nadie diga que las abejas cuco no polinizan. Aquí tenemos un Epeolus fallax con unos cuantos granos de polen pegados al cuerpo
#wildbees #abejas #abejascuco #Epeolus

Sea Aster mining bee at mouth of its burrow at Stone Point Walton on the Naze.

Black-thighed Epeolus, Epeolus variegatus feeding on sea aster flowers at Stone Point Walton on the Naze

Sea Aster mining bee

A wander to Stone Point, Walton on the Naze this morning to see the Sea Aster bees, Colletes halophilus, numbers in the very high 100's. Also seen 2 Black-thighed Epeolus, Epeolus variegatus, a cleptoparasitic bee of the Sea Aster bee.
#Colletes
#halophilius
#Epeolus
#variegatus

Lateral view of a solitary bee that holds itself via the mandibles to a small twig. The bee is black with brown feet and eyes. The abdomen has white patches.

Lateral to back view of a solitary bee that sits on a small twig. The bee is black with brown feet and eyes. The abdomen has white patches.

I'm always amazed and excited to find sleeping #bees like this #Epeolus cf. variegatus that is a brood parasite of several #Colletes species. It feeds ondifferent species of #Asteraceae such as Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).

#wildbee #inverts #insects #nature #macrophotography #bugsky 🌿