Status
Conservation status
Least Concern
Species Biology
Identification
- Small-medium sized solitary species (8-11mm)
- Summer flight period: June - August
- Thorax black with few hairs
- Females with orange hind tibia and mandible with three teeth
- Abdomen black with few hairs, rear legs of female clothed in brown hairs
- Males generally smaller than females, with a cream/white face (clypeus)
Habitat
Not common, recorded from a range of habitats where Potentilla is present but most strongly associated with heath/bog sites.
Flight period
June-August
Nesting biology
Ground nesting (sandy soil)
Flowers visited
Oligolectic - Potentilla
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Europe, between 42ºN and 66ºN, eastwards to the Urals
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.