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Andrena flavipes on Veronica spicata
bee, little bigger than a honey bee, hairy tail, shiny thorax.
in mideurope, there are 150 species, worldwide there are about 1500 species, mainly on the northern kontinents, they need sandy, open sunny spots. the females dig their nests, and sometimes they do make associative nests ( many holes in one small region)
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Welcome..!!
Veronica spicata - you nailed it, thanks ashish
What is plant's ID...?
finally, this is a sandbee.
bee whisperers join forces, and help me ID this bee! please!
I still didn´t manage to ID it. Andrena flavipes looks somehow alike? Any bee whisperers online tonight?
anyone? suggestions pleas!