Status
Conservation status
Least Concern
Species Biology
Identification
- Medium sized solitary species (11-13mm)
- Long flight period: March - August
- Thorax with orange hairs
- Females are distinctive as the tip of abdomen has red hairs
- Males generally smaller than females, and not as distinctive
Habitat
Common and found in a range of habitats, including parks and gardens.
Flight period
March-August
Nesting biology
Ground nesting (sandy/lime soil)
Flowers visited
Polylectic - Acer, Anthriscus, Heracleum, Aegopodium, Chaerophyllum, Ilex, Bellis, Taraxacum, Alnus, Brassica, Cardamine, Alyssum, Barbarea, Sinapis, Stellaria, Cornus, Quercus, Ribes, Ranunculus, Reseda, Potentilla
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
All of Europe, up to 1600m in the Swiss Alps
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2025
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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.