Small sandpit mining bee (Andrena argentata) nectaring from a Bell heather (Erica cinerea) flower on heathland, Dorset, UK, June.

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Small sandpit mining bee (Andrena argentata), a nationally scarce species, nectaring from a Bell heather (Erica cinerea) flower on heathland, Dorset, UK, June.

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Size: 3508px × 2631px
Location: Dorset, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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