Japanese Spiraea (Spiraea japonica) and Carlin's Mining Bee (Andrena carlini)
Photographed the Carlin's Mining Bee gathering pollen off the Japanese Spiraea flowers in the front yard flower garden located in Timmins in the Township of Mountjoy in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada.
Spiraea japonica is one of several Spiraea shrubs with alternate,simple leaves, on wiry, freely branching, erect stems. The stems are brown to reddish-brown, round in cross-section and sometimes hairy. The shrub reaches 1.2 m to almost 2 m in
height and about the same in width. The deciduous leaves are
generally an ovate shape about 2.5 cm to 7.5 cm long, have
toothed margins, and alternate along the stem. Clusters of rosypink flowers are found at the tips of the branches. The seeds
measure about 2.5 mm in length and are found in small lustrous
capsules.
The Carlinville miner bee[ (Andrena carlini) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is Carlin's miner. It is found in North America.
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Japanese Spiraea (Spiraea japonica) and Carlin's Mining Bee (Andrena carlini)
Photographed the Carlin's Mining Bee gathering pollen off the Japanese Spiraea flowers in the front yard flower garden located in Timmins in the Township of Mountjoy in the City of Timmins in Northeastern Ontario Canada.
Spiraea japonica is one of several Spiraea shrubs with alternate,simple leaves, on wiry, freely branching, erect stems. The stems are brown to reddish-brown, round in cross-section and sometimes hairy. The shrub reaches 1.2 m to almost 2 m in
height and about the same in width. The deciduous leaves are
generally an ovate shape about 2.5 cm to 7.5 cm long, have
toothed margins, and alternate along the stem. Clusters of rosypink flowers are found at the tips of the branches. The seeds
measure about 2.5 mm in length and are found in small lustrous
capsules.
The Carlinville miner bee[ (Andrena carlini) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is Carlin's miner. It is found in North America.
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This photograph and all those within my photostream are protected by copyright. The photos may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written permission.