Anthophora disparAnthophora dispar is a species of bee belonging to the family Apidae subfamily Apinae tribus Anthophorini.DescriptionThe adults of these long-tongued bees grow up to long and can be encountered from early Spring, feeding and collecting pollen and nectar on early flowering plants. The body is densely hairy. The middle legs of males are very elongated with long tufts of black hairs on the tarsi. Males and females have a different pattern and color so that they seem to belong to two distinct species. In the females the brushes for collecting pollen on their hind legs are red and the abdomen shows white stripes, while it is black in males.DistributionThey are present in most of France, Italy, Hungary and in North Africa.