Title

Iridescent sharp-tailed bee

Caption

Iridescent sharp-tailed bee (Coelioxys inermis), adult female, on the flower of the orange shaggy hawkweed (Hieracium villosum), Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Jul 18, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Richard Becker

Reference

BRK22F94_454

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,2Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3544 (300dpi)

Keywords

Apiformes Apis Asteraceae Autumn aster Bee Bees British Coelioxys inermis Compositae Europe Hawkweed Hawkweeds Hieracium Hieracium villosum Leaf-cutting cuckoo bee Leaf-cutting cuckoo bees North Europe Northern Europe Powys Sharp-tailed bee adult adult animal adult animals animal animals bloom blossom blossoms female female animal female animals females flower flowering flowers gleam gleaming glisten glow habitat in flower iridescent lateral lateral view mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature out outdoor outdoors outside plant plants shaggy hawkweed shimmer side view side views sideview sidewards sideways solitary bee solitary bees summer summery wild bee wild bees wildlife photography Hymenoptera Wales fauna wildlife Great Britain Insect Insecta Insects UK United Kingdom Welsh