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
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