Hymenoptera: Andrenidae - mining bees Andrena fuscipes Heather Mining Bee Can be locally common on heather-dominated heathlands throughout Great Britain. Also recorded from Ireland. Univoltine: July to September Oligolectic on Ericaceae, usually Ling, (Calluna vulgaris) Cleptoparasites: Nomada rufipes and (in southern areas) the fly Myopa fasciata

Andrena fuscipes, Heather Mining Bee
Upton Heath, Dorset. August 2019