Silvery leafcutter bee (Megachile leachella) hovering to nectar from Greater bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus) flowers, Cornwall, UK, June.

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Silvery leafcutter bee (Megachile leachella) hovering as it nectars from Greater / Marsh bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus) flowers on coastal grassland, The Lizard, Cornwall, UK, June.

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Size: 4194px × 3146px
Location: The Lizard, Cornwall, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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