Image to followAI-generated illustrationEpeolus cruciger
Epeolus cruciger
Family: ApidaeGenus: Epeolusnative in Germany
native in Germany
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10
Plants
visited
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Interactions
documented
About this species
Epeolus cruciger is a cleptoparasitic cuckoo bee belonging to the family Apidae. It is univoltine, with adults active during August and September. Females have an intertegular distance of 1.86 mm and a tongue length of 3.87 mm. The species has been recorded in Great Britain.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Adults are active in August and September.
Safety note (optional)
No specific safety concerns are documented for this species.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
cleptoparasite
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Epeolus cruciger is a small, univoltine bee that does not collect pollen. Instead, it is a cleptoparasite, relying on the nests of other bee species where its larvae consume the host's provisions. Adult females have an intertegular distance of 1.86 mm and a tongue length of 3.87 mm. The flight period lasts from August to September. The species has been recorded in Great Britain, though its current occurrence status is uncertain.
Visited plants
10 plants are visited by this species
Anemone nemorosaCrepis capillarisSenecio squalidusSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisOriganum vulgareJacobaea erucifoliaJacobaea vulgarisJacobaea aquaticaJasione montanaPulicaria dysenterica
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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