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 *
11005-57003 Native bee (Leioproctus fulvescens) CU head of female resting on clay bank. 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. Otago Peninsula *
