Male

Female

Length: Male 8-10mm, Female 8-12mm;
Forewing Length: Male 7-7.5mm, Female 7.5-8mm;
Proboscis Length: 3-4.5mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	?	?	April - October (Earliest: 24.4) (Winter)

Attractant Chemicals
Lactones	Docosanolide, Eicosanolide, Octadecanolide, Tetracosanolide

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food:	Many Asteraceae Nectar, Pollen	Daucus carota Nectar, Pollen	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen
	Bistorta officinalis Nectar, Pollen
Nest:	Bare Ground
Nest Parasite:	Sphecodes gibbus
Predators:	Cerceris rybyensis

Atlas Hymenoptera: Halictus rubicundus Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Halictus rubicundus
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Halictus rubicundus
Wildbienen: Furchenbienen: Halictus rubicundus
Insektenbox: Halictus rubicundus

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