Osmia bicornis on Orchis mascula

Photo: Osmia bicornis on Orchis mascula. Length 8 - 10mm. Male. View from the side.
Description: Osmia bicornis on Orchis mascula. Length 8 - 10mm. Male. View from the side.
Habitat: Forest edge exposed to the WSW. Altitude: about 1020m a.s.l.
Bee
Lat.: Osmia bicornis
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Megachilidae
Genus: Osmia
Flower
Lat.: Orchis mascula
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Orchis
Location: Emmental, Switzerland
Date Month/Year: 4.2025
Photographer: Simon Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau
Number: F292058