Megachile centuncularis

Habitat: Parks, gardens, and other open spaces

Size: 10mm

Species Account: A small species which is common throughout the UK, although it may have suffered somewhat of a decline recently. Females are distinguished by their entirely orange-red scopae (pollen collecting hairs), which extend past the sides of the abdomen to make a fringe. Males lack the modified front tarsi found in some Megachile species, but can only be distinguished from male M.versicolor by microscopic differences on the underside of the abdomen.

Female

Male (indistinguishable from M.versicolor from a photograph)