Lasioglossum leucozonium (Schrank 1781) (Family Apidae)


Male

Female

Length: Male 7-9.5mm, Female 8-10mm;
Forewing Length: Male 5-6mm, Female 5.5-6.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? March - November
(Earliest: 16.6)
(Winter)

Attractant Chemicals
Lactones Eicosanolide, Octadecanolide

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows
Food:
(Adult)

Cirsium palustre Nectar, Pollen

Hieracium umbellatum Nectar, Pollen

Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen

Epilobium angustifolium Nectar, Pollen

Vicia cracca Nectar, Pollen

Lysimachia vulgaris Pollen
Nest:
Bare Ground
Nest Parasites:
Sphecodes ephippius

Sphecodes pellucidus
Predators:
Cerceris rybyensis

Atlas Hymenoptera: Lasioglossum leucozonium Belgium, Europe
BWARS: Lasioglossum leucozonium
Dutch Bees and their Relations: Lasioglossum leucozonium
Wildbienen: Furchenbienen: Lasioglossum leucozonium


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