David Element
Wildlife
Photography and Digital Video Images
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Hymenoptera 22 - Small Carpenter Bees
SMALL CARPENTER BEE Ceratina cyanea (f)
SMALL CARPENTER BEE Ceratina cyanea (f, m)
- Male Small Carpenter Bees
Ceratina cyanea
possess characteristic white marks on their faces and this feature is
(just) visible in the second photograph. These rare bees were found
feeding on Field
Scabious Knautia arvensis.
The specific name refers to the blue metallic appearance. With thanks to
Jeremy Early for confirming this identification. Jeremy's photographs of
both sexes of this species may be found on one of the colour plates in 'Bees of Surrey'.
This bee, the only British member of this genus, is a county specialty and
there is a very thorough account of its biology in this book.
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