Hymenoptera: Apidae - True bees and bumbles Anthophora furcata Fork-tailed Flower-bee Widespread, found in a range of habitats throughout lowland England and Wales. Nest burrows are excavated in rotten wood Adults fly from late May until August or early September Oligolectic on Lamiaceae including woundworts, Black Horehound, garden sages and lavender. Boraginaceae can be important forage plants Cleptoparasites: Coelioxys quadridentata and C. rufescens

Anthophora furcata, Fork-tailed Flower-bee
Kingston Lacy allotments and Broadstone, Dorset. June 2019, July 2020