Hymenoptera: Apidae - true bees and bumbles Anthophora bimaculata Green-eyed Flower Bee Occurs in southern England, usually on lowland heaths, coastal dunes and sandy commons. Forms dense aggregates on level ground and in cliff faces Univoltine, flying June to September Polylectic. Visits many flowers including Viper's Bugloss, brambles, lamiates and Asteraceae Cleptoparasites: Coelioxys rufescens and possibly C. elongata (Dorset)

Anthophora bimaculata, Green-eyed Flower Bee
Kingston Lacy allotments and Upton Heath, Dorset. July and August 2019