Western bee fly (Bombylius canescens) nationally scarce in the UK, hovering near burrows of host furrow bees in a sandy coastal cliff, Cornwall, UK

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Western bee fly (Bombylius canescens) nationally scarce in the UK, hovering near nest burrows of host furrow bees (Halictus sp.) in a sandy coastal cliff, Cornwall, UK, June.

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Size: 3509px × 2632px
Location: The Lizard, Cornwall, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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