Hymenoptera: Andrenidae - Mining bees Andrena chrysosceles Common spring species occuring throughout England and Wales in a range of habitats. Often seen on flowers of early umbellifers in woodland clearings or edges. The nests are solitary Flies late March to early July Widely polylectic on a broad range of late spring flowers Often parasitised by Stylops hammella

Andrena chrysosceles
Blandford, Dorset. June 2019