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Hoplitis leucomelana
Family: MegachilidaeGenus: Hoplitisnative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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8
Plants
visited
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8
Interactions
documented
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1
Host plants
known
About this species
A small solitary bee of the family Megachilidae, Hoplitis leucomelana is polylectic and visits many different flowers. Females have an intertegular distance of 1.47 mm and a tongue length of 2.71 mm. Recorded in Great Britain, its status is presently indeterminate.
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Yearly cycle
This univoltine bee emerges in May and can be seen through to August, completing its single brood during this period.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Hoplitis leucomelana is a solitary bee in the family Megachilidae. The species has an univoltine lifecycle, producing one generation each year, with adult activity recorded from May to August. Females are small, with an intertegular distance of 1.47 mm and a tongue length of 2.71 mm. It is polylectic, collecting pollen from a broad variety of plant species. In Great Britain, the species is listed in the United Kingdom Species Inventory with a present indeterminate status.
Host plants
1 plants serve as food for the larvae
Melilotus albus
Visited plants
7 plants are visited by this species
Centaurea jaceaLeontodon hispidusPotentilla reptansSalvia pratensisLeucanthemum ircutianumTrifolium repens subsp. repensLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutus
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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