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Panurgus banksianus
Family: AndrenidaeGenus: Panurgusnative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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20
Plants
visited
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20
Interactions
documented
About this species
A small solitary bee of the family Andrenidae. The species is univoltine and oligolectic, specialising in pollen collection from a narrow range of flowers. It is active from April to July. Females have an intertegular distance of 2.22 mm and a tongue length of 2.28 mm.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Univoltine; adults are active between April and July.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligolektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Panurgus banksianus is a wild bee in the family Andrenidae. It has a univoltine life cycle, producing one generation per year, and is oligolectic, meaning it collects pollen from a restricted group of host plants. The flight period extends from April through to July. Morphometric data for females show an intertegular distance of 2.22 mm and a tongue length of 2.28 mm, measurements that reflect its small body size and foraging preferences. The species is recorded as present in Great Britain according to the United Kingdom Species Inventory.
Visited plants
20 plants are visited by this species
Cirsium heterophyllumCrepis capillarisLophiolepis eriophoraCirsium palustrePilosella officinarumCirsium tuberosumCrepis biennisScorzoneroides autumnalisCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareCirsium dissectumCirsium arvenseCrepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliaCirsium acauleJacobaea vulgarisCerastium fontanumSonchus arvensisLeontodon hispidusSonchus oleraceusSonchus asperHieracium umbellatum
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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