Sphecodes albilabris

Scientific profile

Sphecodes albilabris is a cleptoparasitic bee in the family Halictidae. Unlike pollen-collecting species, it does not provision its own nest; instead, the female enters the nest of another solitary bee to lay her eggs. Adults are on the wing from May to August, producing a single generation each year. Females have an intertegular distance of 2.16 mm and a tongue length of 2.89 mm.