W. E. Shuckard
British Bees, 1866
An original hand-coloured steel-engraving
17 ½ x 23 in (framed)
45 x 58 cm (framed)
45 x 58 cm (framed)
NATHISp8995
Top Row: Pl. II Tawny Mining Bee (1. Andrena fulva), Ashy mining bee (2.Andrena cineraria) and Grey patched mining bee (3.Andrena nitida). Pl. VI Large shaggy (1. Panurgus Banksianus), Long...
Top Row:
Pl. II Tawny Mining Bee (1. Andrena fulva), Ashy mining bee (2.Andrena cineraria) and Grey patched mining bee (3.Andrena nitida).
Pl. VI Large shaggy (1. Panurgus Banksianus), Long horned (2. Eucera longicornis), and Potter flower (3. Anthophora retusa).
Pl. VII Tailed flower bee (1. Anthophora furcata),Long-horn flower bee (2. Sarapoda bimaculata) and Thumbnail bee (3. Certina caerulea).
Pl. XII Sharp-tailed bee (1. Coelioxys Vectis), Coastal leaf-cutter bee (2. Megachile maritima), and Argentinian leaf- cutter bee (3.Megachile argentata).
Bottom Row:
Pl. XIII Wool carder bee (1. Anthidium manicatum), Sleepy Carpenter (2. Chelostoma florisomne) and Large-headed resin bee (3.Heriades truncorum).
Pl. XIV Two coloured Mason Bee (1. Osmia bicolor), Leaf cutter (2. Anthocopa) and Lesser Mason (3.Osmia leucomelana).
Pl. XV Cuckoo (1. Apathus rupestris) and (2. Apathus campestris), European (3. Bombus fragrans) and Broken-belted (4. Bombus Sorensis).
Pl. XVI Ruderal (1. Bombus Harrisellus), Northern European (2. Bombus Lapponicus), Knapweed caper (3. Bombus sylvarum) and European honeybee (4. Apis mellifica)
Pl. II Tawny Mining Bee (1. Andrena fulva), Ashy mining bee (2.Andrena cineraria) and Grey patched mining bee (3.Andrena nitida).
Pl. VI Large shaggy (1. Panurgus Banksianus), Long horned (2. Eucera longicornis), and Potter flower (3. Anthophora retusa).
Pl. VII Tailed flower bee (1. Anthophora furcata),Long-horn flower bee (2. Sarapoda bimaculata) and Thumbnail bee (3. Certina caerulea).
Pl. XII Sharp-tailed bee (1. Coelioxys Vectis), Coastal leaf-cutter bee (2. Megachile maritima), and Argentinian leaf- cutter bee (3.Megachile argentata).
Bottom Row:
Pl. XIII Wool carder bee (1. Anthidium manicatum), Sleepy Carpenter (2. Chelostoma florisomne) and Large-headed resin bee (3.Heriades truncorum).
Pl. XIV Two coloured Mason Bee (1. Osmia bicolor), Leaf cutter (2. Anthocopa) and Lesser Mason (3.Osmia leucomelana).
Pl. XV Cuckoo (1. Apathus rupestris) and (2. Apathus campestris), European (3. Bombus fragrans) and Broken-belted (4. Bombus Sorensis).
Pl. XVI Ruderal (1. Bombus Harrisellus), Northern European (2. Bombus Lapponicus), Knapweed caper (3. Bombus sylvarum) and European honeybee (4. Apis mellifica)
