Hymenoptera: Andrenidae - Mining bees Andrena haemorrhoa Orange-tailed Mining Bee / Early Mining Bee Widespread throughout Britain and Ireland with no particular habitat requirements. Nests singly in short grassland and along track sides Spring-flying, March to June Widely polylectic but often seen on Hawthorn flowers Cleptoparasite: Nomada ruficornis

Andrena haemorrhoa, Orange-tailed Mining Bee
Kingston Lacy allotments, Dorset. April 2019