Nick Upton / Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) lands at its nest in a Bamboo tube in an insect hotel near several nests she has completed and some Potter wasp (Ancistrocerus sp.) nests, Wiltsh...
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Nick Upton / Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) emerging from its nest in a Bamboo tube in an insect hotel after provisioning it with pollen, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Recently completed Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) and Potter wasp (Ancistrocerus sp.) nests in Bamboo tubes in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Rose leaf (Rosa sp.) with circle cut out by a Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) for its nearby nest, Wiltshire garden, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) emerging from its nest in a Bamboo tube in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) emerging from its nest in a Bamboo tube in an insect hotel after provisioning it with pollen, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) carrying a circular section of a Rose leaf it has just cut to its nest in a Bamboo tube in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Leafcutter / Rose-cutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) lands at its nest in a Bamboo tube in an insect hotel to provision it with pollen carried on the long hairs under its abdomen, Wiltshire, UK, Jul...
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James Dunbar / Female Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) cutting a leaf, Bristol, England, UK, September.
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James Dunbar / Female Leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) arriving at her nest with a cut leaf, Bristol, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Female Willoughby's leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) exiting her nest in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.
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Nick Upton / Female Willoughby's leafcutter bee (Megachile willughbiella) sealing its nest in an insect hotel with a leaf, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.