Rufescent sharp-tailed bee (Coelioxys rufescens) resting on a sandy bank near a colony of Green-eyed flower bees (Anthophora bimacuata) a host species

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Rufescent sharp-tailed bee (Coelioxys rufescens) resting on a sandy bank near a colony of Green-eyed flower bees (Anthophora bimacuata) a host species for its larvae, Dorset heathland, UK, July.

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Size: 4227px × 3170px
Location: Dorset, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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