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Eucera longicornis
Family: ApidaeGenus: Euceranative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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13
Plants
visited
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15
Interactions
documented
About this species
Eucera longicornis is a solitary bee in the family Apidae. It is univoltine, with one generation each year, and is active in Great Britain from March to July. The species is oligolectic, specialising on pollen from a restricted group of plants. Females have an intertegular distance of 3.5 mm and a tongue length of 7.09 mm.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
The species has a single generation per year, with adult activity recorded from March to July.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligolektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Eucera longicornis is a bee of the genus Eucera within the family Apidae. In Great Britain it is recorded as a univoltine species, with a single flight period extending from March until July. The females are pollen specialists, gathering provisions from a narrow spectrum of host plants. Morphometric data for females indicate an intertegular distance of 3.5 mm and a tongue length of 7.09 mm, features consistent with probing relatively deep‑throated flowers.
Visited plants
13 plants are visited by this species
Hyacinthoides non-scriptaLathyrus pratensisMalus domesticaLamium galeobdolon subsp. argentatumSilene dioicaGeranium robertianum var. maritimumTrifolium pratenseLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusEquisetum telmateiaVicia craccaVicia sativa subsp. nigraCalystegia silvaticaVinca major
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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