Bath Wildlife Sightings

Andrena haemorrhoa (Early Mining Bee), St. James Cemetery, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, ST7464

Unconfirmed

Date first seen

Date last seen

Frequency of Sighting

At least two sightings

Species

Andrena haemorrhoa (Fab. - 1781) (Early Mining Bee)

Evidence

Basking in sun or nectaring on Primrose

Quantity

at least two

Locality

St James Cemetry

Habitat

Flower rich cemetery

Environmental Conditions

Patchy sunshine

Grid Reference

ST741646

Other Information

Seems to fit with chestnut thorax, veins fit, absence of orange at end of abdomen, not necessarily an absolute as examples seen without this feature.

Recorded by

Alvan White

Identified by