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Epeolus variegatus
Family: ApidaeGenus: Epeolusnative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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11
Plants
visited
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12
Interactions
documented
About this species
A small univoltine cleptoparasitic bee recorded in Britain, with females having an intertegular distance of 1.84 mm and a tongue length of 3.82 mm. Adults are active from May to September.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Adults are present from May to September, with a single generation per year.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
cleptoparasite
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Epeolus variegatus is a cleptoparasitic bee in the family Apidae. It produces one generation each year and is active between May and September. Females have an intertegular distance of 1.84 mm and a tongue length of 3.82 mm. The species is listed as near threatened (category V) on the German Red List.
Visited plants
11 plants are visited by this species
Jacobaea erucifoliaJacobaea vulgarisTripleurospermum maritimumTripolium pannonicumCalluna vulgarisOriganum vulgareSenecio squalidusJacobaea aquaticaReseda luteolaDaucus carotaSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
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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