Two melitta leporina bees resting together on a single blue cornflower (centaurea cyanus)

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Melitta leporina bees are a type of solitary ground-nesting bees. They do not have hives. This pair were resting on the flower. The bee to the back is a pale greyish colour, whereas the bee at the front was a more vidid golden colour. Their colours can vary for no apparent reason.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, UK
Photo credit: © Amelia Mortimer Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: bees, blue, cornflower, english, flower, flowers, garden, leporina, melitta, pair, plants, resting, single