Title

Willoughby's Leafcutter Bee

Caption

Willoughby's Leafcutter Bee (Megachile willughbiella) adult female, in flight, arriving at nesthole in wall with load of Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) pollen, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Jun 08, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Richard Becker

Reference

BRK22F90_443

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3544 (300dpi)

Keywords

Apiformes Apis Bee Bees Brachycera British Epilobium Epilobium angustifolium Europe Fireweed Insect Insecta Insects Large Willughby's Leafcutter Megachile willughbiella North Europe Northern Europe Onagraceae Pollen Powys Pterygota Rosebay willowherb Willughby's Leafcutter Willughby's Leafcutters adult adult animal adult animals animal animals bloom blooming sallies blooming sally blossom blossoms breed breeding burrow breeding burrows breeding cavity cargo collect collecting female female animal female animals females flight flights flower flowering flowers fly flying flying insect flying insects freight habitat in flight in flower in the air incubate incubating load loads mature matures mid air move movement movements moving natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature nest nest hole nesting hole nesting holes nests out outdoor outdoors outside pink plant plants pollen pterygote insect rosy summer summery wall walls wild bee wild bees wildlife photography willowherb willowherbs Diptera Flies Fly Hymenoptera Myrtaceae True fly Wales fauna wildlife Great Britain UK United Kingdom Welsh