Colletes daviesanus Smith 1846 (Family Apidae)


Male

Female

Couple

Length: Male 7-9.5mm, Female: 8-10mm;
Forewing Length: Male 5.5-6.5mm, 6.5-7mm;
Proboscis Length: 2.5-3mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? June - August
(Earliest: 12.6)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Hedge Rows
Food:
Several Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar
Nest:
Bare Ground
Parasitoids:
Gasteruption jaculator Larva
Mimics:
Eristalis arbustorum

Atlas Hymenoptera: Colletes daviesanus Belgium, World
BWARS: Colletes daviesanus
Nature Spot: Davies' Colletes - Colletes daviesanus
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Colletes daviesanus
Wildbienen: Seidenbienen: Colletes daviesanus
Insektenbox: Gemeine Seidenbiene


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