Taxonomy
Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) rufitarse
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
VULNERABLE
Species Biology
Identification
- Small-medium sized solitary species (7-8mm)
- Black with a shiny abdomen and brownish legs
- Males are generally smaller and have a slightly more elongate abdomen
- Can be confused with L. nitidiusculum, L. villosulum, L. punctatissimum, L. fratellum, L. lativentre
Habitat
Rare. Habitat associations unclear
Flight period
May-August
Nesting biology
Ground nesting
Flowers visited
Polylectic - Hieracium, Vaccinium, Ranunculus, Rubus
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Holartic distribution; in the Palaearctic from Ireland to Siberia, south to the Pyrenees, north to northern-Finland
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.