Megachile centuncularis (Patchwork leafcutter bee)♀︎

Osteospermum sp.

Last update: 10 April 2021
garden resident


Common

LOCATION: Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden

OBSERVATION:
2020-VII-21

A female Patchwork leafcutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) [1] foeraging for nectar on Osteospermum sp..
These flowers are sparingly visited by a very select group of bees. The Patchwork leafcutter bee I hadn’t seen on it before.

Patchwork leafcutter bee ♀︎ (Megachile centuncularis) on Osteospermum sp.

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