Male and female of Thygater, over flowers at the Jardín Botánico de Quito

I have been enjoying watching the Andean Black Longhorn bee (Thygater aethiops) at Quito's Botanical Garden. Here the male and female over a shrubby Fuchsia (Fuchsia paniculata) #nativebees #biodiversity #insects #Ecuador #JardinBotanicodeQuito

Here a Narrow-banded Dartwhite (Archonias flisa) from Quito's Botanical Garden #Biodiversity #Ecuador #insects #JardinBotanicodeQuito

Xylocopa pollinating a Lamiaceae at the Botanical Garden in Quito

Happy world bee day 🐝🐝 #Biodiversity #Ecuador #nativebees #Xylocopa #JardinBotanicodeQuito

Trichoceros (Orchidacea) is an amazing example of bug mimicry #biodiversity #mimicry #Ecuador #JardinBotanicodeQuito