Status
Conservation status
Near threatened
Species Biology
Identification
- Medium-large sized solitary species (9-13mm)
- Abdomen with black, yellow and red stripes
- Can be confused with N. leucophthalma, N. ruficornis
Habitat
Majority of known records are from woodland or dry heath sites.
Flight period
April-September
Nesting biology
Cleptoparasite. Breeds in nests of Andrena fucata, A. fulva, A. lapponica
Flowers visited
Polylectic - Salix, Berberis, Ribes, Fragaria, Petasites, Tussilago, Taraxacum, Vaccinium
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
North, West, and Central Europe
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.