Keywords: mediterranean greece taxonomy:binomial= anthophora rubricrus taxonomy:binomial=anthophorarubricrus anthophora rubricrus anthophorarubricrus anthophora bee bees apoidea apidae hymenoptera insect tongue patuxent wildlife research center patuxentwildliferesearchcenter jelle devalez jelledevalez biml usgs droege usgsbiml zerene stacker zerenestacker stackshot black background animal outdoor photo border One of the common Anthophora species found in early spring in the olive groves of Greece. They're visiting many spring flowers that provide a lot of nectar and pollen, like Muscari and Asphodelus. This particular specimen was collected by Jelle Devalez who hunts bees in the Aegean islands. One of the common Anthophora species found in early spring in the olive groves of Greece. They're visiting many spring flowers that provide a lot of nectar and pollen, like Muscari and Asphodelus. This particular specimen was collected by Jelle Devalez who hunts bees in the Aegean islands. |