Articles by Richard Gallon
Species Focus - Pantaloon Bee (Dasypoda hirtipes)
05 Aug 2026
Pantaloon Bees (Dasypoda hirtipes) have a very coastal distribution in North Wales and have only been recorded along the north Cardigan Bay coast. The female is highly distinctive with yellow, thickly hairy rear legs. . . Although the male Pantaloon Bee, like this one photographed by Kevin Hitch in Pwllheli, lacks the impressively furry legs, it has a striped abdomen and is covered in hair. This s...
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