Patchwork Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) adult female feeding on a Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca) flower.

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Patchwork Leaf-cutter bee (Megachile centuncularis) adult female feeding on a Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca) flower. Powys, Wales, October.

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Photo credit: © Richard Becker / Alamy / Afripics
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