Status
Conservation status
Not Assessed
Species Biology
Identification
- Medium-sized solitary species (7-10mm)
- Head and thorax black with reddish hairs
- Abdomen with black and yellow bands with one dark red band beside the thorax
- Female with two red-ringed yellow spots on the thorax
- Males smaller and slimmer than females
Habitat
Currently known from an area of dry heathland scrub. Elsewhere it inhabits a wide range of habitats similar to its host.
Flight period
Univoltine flying from April-July
Nesting biology
Cleptoparasite. Breeds in the nests of Andrena cineraria
Flowers visited
Taraxacum, Salix, Prunus
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2025
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References
Publications
Flowers visited & World distribution: Westrich, P. (1989) Die Wildbienen Baden-Württembergs. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, Germany.