Taxonomy
Colletes (Colletes) floralis | Northern Colletes
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
VULNERABLE
Species Biology
Identification
- Medium sized solitary species (8-12mm)
- Thorax with ginger hairs (fade with age)
- Both males and females with bands of white hair on the abdomen
- Males generally smaller than females, with hairier faces
- Could be confused with C. daviesanus or C. similis
- Ireland holds a significant proportion of the world's population of this declining species
Habitat
Restricted to sand dunes
Flight period
May-August
Nesting biology
Ground nesting (sandy soil)
Flowers visited
Polylectic - Daucus, Crepis, Leontodon, Senecio, Trifolium, Ranunculus, Bellis, Thymus, Jasione, Sedum, Potentilla, Rubus, Lotus, Hypochaeris, Erica, Heracleum, Angelica, Sedum, Eryngium
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Mainly coasts and mountains of Ireland, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, south Finland; and the Urals, Pyrenees, Alps and Caucasus mountains
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.