Taxonomy
Sphecodes ferruginatus
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
ENDANGERED
Species Biology
Identification
- Medium sized solitary species (7-9mm)
- Thorax black
- Both males and females with red and black abdomen
- Males generally smaller than females
- Could be confused with the other Sphecodes species in Ireland
Habitat
Rare. Habitat associations unknown.
Flight period
May-August
Nesting biology
Cleptoparasite. Breeds in nests of Lasioglossum calceatum, L. albipes
Flowers visited
Polylectic - Heracleum, Calluna
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temparate Europe, including Britain, Ireland, northwards to Finland, up to 2300m in the Alps
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.