Xylocopa violacea

Family: ApidaeGenus: Xylocopanative in Germany

native in Germany

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Interactions

documented

About this species

Xylocopa violacea is a solitary bee in the family Apidae. It is polylectic and active between March and September, producing a single generation each year.

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Yearly cycle

Xylocopa violacea is univoltine, completing one generation per year. Adult activity occurs from March to September.

Merkmale

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

polylektisch

Generationen/Jahr

univoltin

Scientific profile

Xylocopa violacea is a wild bee belonging to the family Apidae. It is recorded in Great Britain, where its status is currently indeterminate. The female has an intertegular distance of 6.67 mm and a tongue length of 13.17 mm. The species is polylectic, gathering pollen from a wide variety of flowering plants. Its life cycle is univoltine, with a single generation per year, and adults are active from March to September.

Visited plants

50 plants are visited by this species

Verbena officinalisMalus domesticaSaponaria officinalis Eryngium maritimumLonicera periclymenumHedera helix subsp. helixSilene latifolia subsp. albaPhaseolus coccineus Lathyrus latifoliusLophiolepis eriophoraEchiumSambucus nigraLaburnum anagyroidesEchium plantagineumMahonia aquifolium Raphanus raphanistrum Borago officinalis Cirsium rivulare Carduus crispusCirsium canumImpatiens glanduliferaSalvia sclareaColutea arborescens subsp. arborescensSymphytum officinaleGlaucium flavumCakile maritima subsp. maritimaHelianthus annuusCalendula arvensisLamium maculatumWisteria sinensisCentaurea scabiosaScilla sibericaBuddleja davidiiTrifolium pratenseEryngium campestreVicia faba Salvia pratensis antirrhinum majus aesculus hippocastanumMarrubium peregrinumVinca major Daucus carotaBrassica oleracea subsp. oleraceaCorydalis solida Clinopodium nepetaHippocrepis emerus subsp. emerusLathyrus oleraceusLamium purpureum var. incisumPapaver rhoeasIris pumila

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)