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Hosenbiene (kind of sand bee)

Dasypoda altercator

Photo by Saarbrigger
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Field Notes

Description:

Some kind of Hymenoptera. It was digging a hole in to the sand.

Habitat:

Natur reserve area nearby the lake "Neusiedlersee" at Austria.

Reference Links:

Hosenbiene – Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Hosenbiene

Dasypoda altercator (= D. hirtipes)
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
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Comments (7)
Saarbrigger
You're right. the "Hosenbiene" looks much more like it. Great thanks for your help. And now I'm looking for the English name.
alicelongmartin
I haven't seen this often. I wonder what he is constructing?
Saarbrigger
Thanks. this brought me on the right track I think.

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