Anthophora plumipes

• Scientific name: Anthophora plumipes
• Common name: hairy-footed flower bee
• Dimension: 14-15 mm
• Habitat: cliffs, dry stone walls, even in urban areas
• Behavior: solitary
• Collective behavior: polylectic
• Nest : in the ground
• Parasitized by: Melecta albifrons
• Red list of bees in Switzerland: not endangered

Interesting Facts:

Hairy-footed bees have a very long tongues, which can reach 22 millimeters in length in some species. For this reason they prefer flowers with deep calyxes, such as sage, echium and white nettles.