Caption
Painted nomad bee (Nomada fucata) female, kleptoparasite outside the nest burrow of Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) where it will kill the larvae in the burrow before laying its own eggs which will eat the pollen stored there. River Monnow Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.
Availability
Only inBelgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland