Osmia bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758), (red mason bee or masonry bee)


21 Apr 2016 at OSGR: SU00 in Dorset, England

Record Summarymale, emerged from bee tube (sealed with grey mud)
Found asMale imago
Date21 April 2016
OS grid refOSGR: SU00
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland
Voucher21 Apr 2016[A]
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Notes: Well covered in Parasitellus mites, nestling between thorax and abdomen.

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