Image to followAI-generated illustrationCoelioxys inermis
Coelioxys inermis
Family: MegachilidaeGenus: Coelioxysnative in Germany
native in Germany
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11
Plants
visited
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11
Interactions
documented
About this species
Coelioxys inermis is a small, cleptoparasitic solitary bee in the family Megachilidae. It has been recorded in Great Britain, where adults are active during May. The species completes one generation each year and does not construct its own nest, instead exploiting the brood cells of other solitary bees.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Adults are active in May. The species has a single generation per year.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
cleptoparasite
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
This univoltine bee is cleptoparasitic, relying on the nests of other solitary bees to raise its young. The recorded adult activity in Great Britain is during May. Females have an inter-tegular distance of 2.73 mm and a tongue length of 4.9 mm.
Visited plants
11 plants are visited by this species
Pulicaria dysentericaCorylus avellanaRubus caesiusRubus fruticosusRubus spectabilisCirsium arvenseRubus idaeusKnautia arvensisLithospermum officinaleOriganum vulgareCarduus acanthoides subsp. acanthoides
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•EBHD — European Biodiversity Hub Database v2025, Zenodo, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17107215 (CC BY 4.0)
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