Anthophora plumipes (Pallas, 1772)
(Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Hairy Footed Flower Bee)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Hairy Footed Flower Bee)
GenusAnthophora (flower bees)
FamilyAPIDAE (bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Hairy Footed Flower Bee) :
1: Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Hairy Footed Flower Bee)
24 Apr 2012 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting garden comfrey
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - white backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Head - anterior view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Legs - anterior view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Legs - posterior view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Sting - magnified - white backgroundImage 8: Wings - highly enlarged - white background
2: Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Hairy Footed Flower Bee)
15 May 2005 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting Comfrey
Image 1: Female - anterior viewImage 2: Female - dorsal viewImage 3: Female - dorsal view (2)Image 4: Female - dorsal view (3)Image 5: Female - lateral view

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Roberts, S. 2010 Information Sheet 5: Flower Bee (Anthophora_plumipes)

Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Hairy Footed Flower Bee) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Hairy Footed Flower Bee)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anthophora plumipes (Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Hairy Footed Flower Bee)
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