Taxonomy
Hylaeus (Prosopis) brevicornis
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
ENDANGERED
Species Biology
Identification
- Small solitary species (5-7mm)
- Small, black, shiny bee
- Males have black mandibles and very short hairs on their face
- Can be confused with all other Hylaeus species
Habitat
Rare. Most known records are from coastal or woodland sites, but precise habitat associations are unclear.
Flight period
May-August
Nesting biology
Dead-stem nesting
Flowers visited
Polylectic - Heracleum, Daucus, Jasione, Sedum, Rubus
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
All of Europe, northwards to Finland, up to 1900m in the Alps and Pyrenees
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2023
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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.