DSC_0816 Native bee (Leioproctus fulvescens) female feeds on pollen from a Pachystegia insignis flower. This solitary native species occurs mainly in the drier northwest, east and inland southeast of the South Island, wherever suitable soils for nesting are found. It prefers nectar and pollen from native flowers of the daisy family. Kaikoura *
DSC_0881 Native bee (Leioproctus fulvescens) female collecting pollen from a Pachystegia insignis flower. This solitary native species occurs mainly in the drier northwest, east and inland southeast of the South Island, wherever suitable soils for nesting are found. It prefers nectar and pollen from native flowers of the daisy family. Kaikoura *
DSC_0865 Native bee (Leioproctus fulvescens) female resting on Pachystegia insignis flower. This solitary native bee occurs mainly in the drier northwest, east and inland southeast of the South Island, wherever suitable soils for nesting are found. It prefers nectar and pollen from native flowers of the daisy family. Kaikoura *
