Anthophora plumipes (Pallas 1772) (Family Apidae)


Male

Length: 14-16mm;
Forewing Length: 10-11mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? February - June
(Earliest: 18.4)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest Edge

Meadows
Food:
(Adult)

Tussilago farfara Nectar, Pollen

Lamium purpureum Nectar, Pollen
Nest:
Bare Ground, Soft Mortar
Nest Parasites:
Monosapyga clavicornis

Atlas Hymenoptera: Anthophora plumipes Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Anthophora plumipes
Nature Spot: Hairy-footed Flower Bee - Anthophora plumipes
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Anthophora plumipes
Wildbienen: Pelzbienen: Anthophora plumipes
InsektenBox: Gemeine Pelzbiene


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