Image to followAI-generated illustrationSphecodes monilicornis
Sphecodes monilicornis
Family: HalictidaeGenus: Sphecodesnative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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30
Plants
visited
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35
Interactions
documented
About this species
Sphecodes monilicornis is a cleptoparasitic solitary bee with a single generation per year, active from April to October. Females have an inter-tegular distance of 1.48 mm and a tongue length of 2.01 mm.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
Adults are active from April to October. This univoltine species completes a single generation annually, with cleptoparasitic behaviour occurring during its flight period.
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Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
cleptoparasite
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Sphecodes monilicornis is a solitary bee belonging to the family Halictidae. It has a univoltine life cycle, producing one generation each year. The flight period extends from April to October. As a cleptoparasite, it does not collect pollen or construct its own nest; instead, it enters the nests of other bee species to deposit its eggs. Females are notably small, with an inter-tegular distance of 1.48 mm and a tongue length of 2.01 mm.
Visited plants
30 plants are visited by this species
Cirsium tuberosumstellaria gramineaTorilis japonicaCirsium acauleCirsium heterophyllumStellaria holosteaCirsium palustreStellaria nemorumHeracleum sphondyliumStellaria mediaCrepis capillarisJacobaea vulgarisDaucus carotaLophiolepis eriophoraEryngium maritimumCirsium dissectumCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareLigustrum vulgareAngelica sylvestris subsp. bernardiaeAchillea ptarmicaMalus domesticaAchillea millefolium var. collinaCirsium arvenseSolidago canadensisLeucanthemum vulgareBellis perennisHelminthotheca echioidesRanunculus repensRhamnus catharticaEryngium campestre
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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