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Hylaeus signatus
Family: ColletidaeGenus: Hylaeusnative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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8
Plants
visited
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12
Interactions
documented
About this species
Hylaeus signatus is a small, dark masking bee in the family Colletidae, recorded in Great Britain. It flies from May to August, produces several generations each year, and gathers pollen from a narrow range of flowers.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Adult bees are on the wing from May to August. As a multivoltine species, the season can encompass several overlapping flight periods.
Safety note (optional)
There are no documented safety concerns for this bee.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligolektisch
Generationen/Jahr
multivoltin
Scientific profile
A member of the Colletidae family, Hylaeus signatus is a small solitary bee. It is multivoltine, with adults emerging in successive broods between May and August, and oligolectic, specialising on a limited selection of pollen hosts. Females have an inter-tegular distance of 1.63 mm and a tongue length of 1.37 mm. The species appears on the United Kingdom Species Inventory, though its residence status remains indeterminate.
Visited plants
8 plants are visited by this species
Reseda luteolaPastinaca sativa subsp. urensBrassica napus subsp. napusHeracleum sphondyliumReseda luteaAchillea millefolium var. collinaCirsium oleraceumLeucanthemum vulgare
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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