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Halictus scabiosae
Family: HalictidaeGenus: Halictusnative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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70
Plants
visited
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105
Interactions
documented
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1
Host plants
known
About this species
Halictus scabiosae is a bee of the family Halictidae. It is univoltine and polylectic, visiting a broad array of flowers for pollen. Females have an intertegular distance of 2.52 mm and a tongue length of 3.35 mm. The flight period lasts from March to October. The species is recorded in Great Britain.
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Yearly cycle
Univoltineone generation per year. The adult activity period spans March to October. Females forage during this window and provision nests, though detailed nesting biology is not documented here.
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Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Halictus scabiosae belongs to the genus Halictus within the family Halictidae. It is a univoltine wild bee, completing a single generation each year. Its polylectic feeding habit means that females collect pollen from many different plant families. Measured females show an intertegular distance of 2.52 millimetres and a tongue length of 3.35 millimetres, traits that influence foraging behaviour. Adults are on the wing from March to October. The species is recorded in Great Britain, where its presence has been noted through biological recording schemes.
Visited plants
69 plants are visited by this species
Helianthus annuusEuphorbia cyparissiasCentaurea scabiosaMentha spicataCentaurea jaceaHypochaeris radicataCalendula arvensisCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraTragopogon porrifoliusPapaver rhoeasPicris hieracioides subsp. grandifloraCrepis biennisHelianthus tuberosusSymphyotrichum novae-angliaeCirsium oleraceumKnautia arvensisEupatorium cannabinumCirsium arvenseCichorium intybusPilosella officinarumDoronicum glacialeScabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisRubus ulmifoliusRudbeckia laciniataLophiolepis eriophoraOriganum vulgareCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareHelminthotheca echioidesOnopordum acanthiumSenecio inaequidensCarduus nutans subsp. nutansJacobaea vulgarisBuphthalmum salicifoliumGypsophila paniculataSolidago canadensisKnautia dipsacifoliaMentha suaveolensCirsium canumEchinops sphaerocephalus subsp. sphaerocephalusEchium vulgareOdontites luteusCentaurea cyanusEryngium campestreAllium cepaCentaurea paniculataCrithmum maritimumConvolvulus arvensisRudbeckia hirtaMentha longifoliaEruca vesicaria
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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