The Sainfoin Bee - Melitta dimidiata is a rare bee found only on Salisbury Plain where it collects pollen exclusively from wild Sainfoin - Onobrychis viciifolia. I visited mid June and saw lots of males but only a single female as it was still a bit early for them.
Habitat of Sainfoin Bee at Tilshead
MALES
FEMALE
OTHER BEES AND INVERTS
Male Sainfoin Bee and Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius
Common Carder Bee - Bombus pascuorum & Burnet Companion Moth - Euclidia glyphica
Spined Mason Bee - Osmia spinulosa
Male Buffish Mining Bee - Andrena nigroaenea
Male Yellow-legged Mining Bee - Andrena flavipes
Slender-footed Robberfly - Leptarthrus brevirostris
Green Hairstreak caterpillar - Callophrys rubi
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