A female of leaf-cutting cuckoo bee (aka sharp-tailed bee; Coelioxys yanonis, family Megachilidae) visiting flowers of Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' (family Asteraceae) in the backyard to feed on nectar. Captured in the sunny afternoon (around 14:30 PM) of mid-August 2022 in Japan.
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