Andy Sands / Mining bee (Andrena pilipes) large mining bee with distinctive silver scopa hairs, Cornwall, England, UK, September

Andy Sands / Mining bee (Andrena pilipes) female carrying pollen returning to burrow on coastal cliff top, Cornwall, England, UK, September

Nick Upton / Black mining bee (Andrena pilipes) female, collecting pollen from Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowers, Trevose, Head, Cornwall, UK. April.

Nick Upton / Black mining bee (Andrena pilipes), nationally scarce species in the UK, near its nest site on sandy cliffs, The Lizard, Cornwall. June.