Yellow Loosestrife Bee - Macropis europea photographed and filmed on the Exeter Canal on 3rd July 2025. This is a scarce and very specialised Bee which solely uses Yellow Loosestrife - Lysimachia vulgaris from which the female collects both pollen and floral oils, the flowers don't produce nectar and so the bees get this from other plants. The female also collects the floral oils to waterproof her nest which can then survive inundation in marshy areas.
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MALE & FEMALE
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