Sphecodes marginatus von Hagens, 1882
Distribution
This is a Channel Islands species not found in mainland Britain.
It is a mainly Western Palaearctic species known from central and southern Europe, including Sicily and Crete. Also, from North Africa, including the Canary Islands, Morocco and Tunisia, and with limited information for the Arabian peninsula (United Arab Emirates).
Status (in Britain only)
The Channel Islands are, for a number of reasons, excluded from the geographical coverage of the British Red Data book (Shirt, 1987) and the subsequent review (Falk, 1991).
Habitat
In continental Europe, a species of warm, open, sandy habitats, including heathland and sandpits (Bogusch & Straka, 2012).
Flight period
A Channel Islands flight period cannot be defined, due to the lack of data.
Pollen collected
As this bee is a cleptoparasite no pollen is collected.
Nesting biology
A cleptoparasite of mining bees of the genus Lasioglossum. Lasioglossum semilucens (Alfken), L. sexstrigatum (Schenck) and L. punctatissimum (Schenck) are among species considered as putative hosts (Bogusch & Straka, 2012).
Flowers visited
No data available.
Parasites
No data available.
Year profile last updated
2019