Taxonomy
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) elongata
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
ENDANGERED
Species Biology
Identification
- Medium-large sized solitary species (10-15mm)
- Cleptoparasite - breeds in nests of Megachile species
- Abdomen is black with pale hair bands and is extremely pointed at the tip in females
- Abdomen is less pointed in males, which have hairier faces
- Can be confused with Coelioxys inermis
Habitat
Rare. Most often recorded from coastal sites where Megachile is present, but precise habitat associations unclear.
Flight period
June-September
Nesting biology
This species is a cleptoparasite of Megachile willughbiella and M. circumcincta
Flowers visited
Polylectic - Lotus, Trifolium, Knautia, Jasione, Echium, Epilobium, Leontodon, Solidago
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
All of Europe, up to southern Finland, including Britain and Ireland
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.