Leafcutter Bee - Megachile centuncularis

The Patchwork Leafcutter Bee - Megachile centuncularis - is a solitary bee which carries pollen on the underside of the abdomen instead of the legs as other bees do. It is resident in both North America and Eurasia and will visit gardens as well as the countryside collecting pollen from various flowers but especially from Thistles and Brambles. This one, which I think is a female, was seen digging deep into the Thistle flower at Three Sisters Recreational area, Bryn, Wigan.
Explored No 302, Nov29 2022

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