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