Status
Conservation status
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Species Biology
Identification
- Large sized solitary species (13-15mm)
- Long flight period, March - August
- Thorax with dull brown hairs
- Abdomen of female with pale hair bands
- Females: underside of hind tibia with orange up-swept hairs
- Males generally smaller than females
- Very rare - all known records from Co. Dublin
Habitat
Rare. Known populations have been recorded from the urban environment but habitat associations unclear.
Flight period
March-August
Nesting biology
Ground nesting
Flowers visited
Polylectic
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
North and Central Europe, between 41ºN and 62ºN, up to 1000m in the Swiss Alps
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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References
Publications
Conservation status: FitzPatrick Ú., Murray T.E., Byrne A., Paxton
R.J., Brown M.J.F. (2006) Regional Red List of Irish Bees, Publ. Rep. to
National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) and Environment and Heritage
Service (N. Ireland). http://www.npws.ie/publications/red-lists
Flowers visited & World distribution: Westrich, P. (1989) Die Wildbienen
Baden-Württembergs. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, Germany.