David Element

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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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