Status
Conservation status
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
Species Biology
Identification
- Small-medium sized solitary species (7-9mm)
- Red and black bands on abdomen
- Grey hairs at the base of the thorax
- Mainly visits Scabious flowers
- Could be confused with Sphecodes species
Preferred environment
Habitat
Rare. Some association with calcareous grasslands like its host Andrena marginata
Flight period
August
Nesting biology
Cleptoparasite. Breeds in nest of Andrena marginata
Flowers visited
Scabiosa, Succisa
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
All of Europe, excluding the extreme north
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.