Halictus maculatus Smith 1848 (Family Apidae)


Male

Female

Emerging from Nest

Length: 6.5-9mm;
Forewing Length: Male 5-6mm, Female 6-7mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? April - October
(Earliest: 4.5)
(Winter)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows

Heath and Moorland
Food:
Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen

Valeriana officinalis Nectar, Pollen
Nest:
Bare Ground
Nest Parasite:
Sphecodes gibbus

Sphecodes rufiventris
Predators:
Cerceris rybyensis

Atlas Hymenoptera: Halictus maculatus Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Halictus maculatus
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Halictus maculatus


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