Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii) female landing near her nest burrow, Dorset heathland, UK, July.

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Purbeck mason wasp (Pseudepipona herrichii) female landing near her nest burrow, Dorset heathland, UK, July. This endangered species is one of the rarest invertebrates in the UK known only from a few heathlands in Purbeck.

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Size: 5428px × 3618px
Location: Dorset, England,UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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