Hymenoptera: Andrenidae - Mining bees Andrena flavipes Yellow-legged mining bee Widespread in southern England and on the south coast of Wales, its range expanding. Open habitats, slight preference for clay-based or sandy soils. Nests singly or in aggregations in sunny bare or sparsely vegetated soil Bivoltine; March to June and July to September Widely polylectic but requires flowers with short corollae Parasites: Dotted Bee-fly, Bombylius discolor

Andrena flavipes, Yellow-legged mining bee
Kingston Lacy allotments and Corfe Mullen, Dorset. May and July 2019, April 2020