Status
Conservation status
Data deficient - poorly recorded
Species Biology
Identification
- Small solitary species (5-7mm)
- Shiny bee that has a faint metallic green colour and brownish legs
- Males are generally smaller and have a more elongate abdomen
- Can be confused with L. leucopus or L. cupromicans
Habitat
Not common. Habitat associations unclear
Flight period
April-September
Nesting biology
Ground nesting
Flowers visited
Polylectic
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Atlanto-Mediterranean distribution, from the Azores to Western Germany, from Morocco to Ireland and southern England
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.