Tawny mining bee Andrena fulva (Müller, 1766)

Cambridge, male (l) 8 Apr 2001, female (r) 30 Mar 2002 Nest is a conical mound, often on lawns! Synonym: Andrena armata (Gmelin, 1790) Enlarged photo

Mining bee Andrena sp.

Cambridge, garden, 23 Mar 2002 Sub-family Andreninae One of the first bees seen in Spring I thought this was A. haemorrhoa but that has pale facial hairs which probably should be visible even from ths angle, also doesn't have hair bands on the abdomen. Enlarged photo

Leaf-cutter bee Megachile sp.

Cambridge, garden, 16 Aug 2002 Sub-family Megachilinae One of several leaf-cutter species, this one is seen cutting a disk out of a Wisteria leaf.

Red Mason-bee Osmia rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cambridge, garden, 30 Mar 2002 Sub-family Megachilinae Length: 10mm Nests in walls and similar places.

Anthophora plumipes (Pallas, 1772)

• Cambridge, garden, m (left) 31 Mar 2002, f (right) 18 May 2002
• Sub-family Anthophorinae
• Aptly called the "Hairy-footed Flower-bee" in English and Latin, the male has plumes of hair on the mid tarsi.

Nomada flava Panzer, 1798

Cambridge, garden, 8 May 2001 Sub-family Anthophorinae Length: 10mm A cleptoparasitic (cuckoo) bee.