Biology:Anthophora retusa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Anthophora |
| Species: | A. retusa
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Anthophora monacha[2] | |
Anthophora retusa, the potter flower bee, is a species of solitary digger bee.[5]
Distribution
A. retusa is generally found in Western Europe and southern Sweden.[6] In the United Kingdom , A. retusa is thought to be limited to five sites, including Seaford Head Nature Reserve.[7]
Identification
A. retusa can be differentiated from Anthophora plumipes by the hind-tibial spurs; in A. plumipes they are black while in A. retusa they are yellow or yellow-brown.[2]
Habitat
A. retusa prefers sandy soils and is generally found on coastal dunes and cliffs as well as inland on commons and heathlands.[2][5]
Population
A. retusa has suffered population decline since the Second World War but undergone rapid decline since the 1990s,[7] similar to that seen in some bumblebee species.[5][8] It is an endangered species in Britain.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Anthophora retusa (Linnaeus, 1758)". https://scotland-species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0000875409.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Anthophora retusa (Linnaeus,1758)". https://www.bwars.com/index.php?q=bee/apidae/anthophora-retusa.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Anthophora (Pyganthophora) retusa (Linnaeus, 1758) - Potter Flower Bee". https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/uk-species/species/anthophora_%28pyganthophora%29_retusa.html.
- ↑ "Anthophora retusa (Linnaeus, 1758)". https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/239514/tab/taxo.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "South West Bees Project". November 2013. pp. 19–20. https://cdn.buglife.org.uk/2019/07/South-west-bees-project-final_1.pdf#%5B%7B%22num%22%3A106%2C%22gen%22%3A0%7D%2C%7B%22name%22%3A%22XYZ%22%7D%2C179.7%2C787.6%2C0%5D.
- ↑ "Anthophora retusa (Linnaeus, 1758)". https://www.gbif.org/species/1344337.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Population assessment and foraging ecology of the rare solitary bee Anthophora retusa at Seaford Head Nature reserve". 2020. https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Population_assessment_and_foraging_ecology_of_the_rare_solitary_bee_Anthophora_retusa_at_Seaford_Head_Nature_reserve/11770215/1.
- ↑ "Anthophora retusa The Potter Flower Bee". 2008. p. 2. http://hymettus.org.uk/downloads/A%20retusa%202008.pdf.
- ↑ "Iconic Bees: 12 reports on UK bee species". University of Reading. 2013. pp. 30–33. https://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/Iconic%20bees%20report_1.pdf.
- ↑ "4. Management Objectives, Targets and Actions". p. 3. https://www.seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SHLNR-Mment-Plan-pages-19-40.pdf.
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