Image to followAI-generated illustrationLasioglossum laticeps
Lasioglossum laticeps
Family: HalictidaeGenus: Lasioglossumnative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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25
Plants
visited
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26
Interactions
documented
About this species
This small halictid bee is recorded in Britain. Females have an intertegular distance of 1.45 mm and a tongue length of 1.97 mm. It is polylectic, visiting a wide range of flowers for pollen, and is active from April to September. Depending on conditions, it may complete either one or two generations per year.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Flight period from April to September. The life cycle can be univoltine or bivoltine, potentially producing one or two generations in a year.
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Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltine/bivoltine
Scientific profile
Lasioglossum laticeps belongs to the family Halictidae. It is one of the smaller Lasioglossum species. The UKSI lists its presence in Britain as indeterminate, with no evidence of introduction. Adults fly from April to September. The species is polylectic, collecting pollen from many plant families. Voltinism is reported as univoltine or bivoltine. Females measure 1.45 mm in intertegular distance and have a tongue length of 1.97 mm.
Visited plants
25 plants are visited by this species
Helianthus annuusHypericum perforatum var. latifoliumThymus praecoxOriganum vulgareRanunculus acris subsp. friesianusHypochaeris radicataLeucanthemum ircutianumLeontodon hispidusHippocrepis comosaPilosella officinarumCarum carviGeranium pyrenaicumAchillea millefolium var. collinaHeracleum sphondyliumCrepis biennisScabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisPlantago lanceolataTripleurospermum inodorumDaucus carotaPicris hieracioides subsp. grandifloraBrassica oleracea subsp. oleraceaCalendula officinalisclaytonia perfoliataMalus domesticaPrunus cerasifera
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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