L: 1114 mm. This solitary parasitic bee flies from March to September and is endemic to Central and Western Europe. It is highly threatened: RL2.Most species of
Sphecodes develop in the heaves of sweat bees (Halictinae). The larvae of (
Sphecodes albilabris parasitises to the mining bee
Colletes cunicularius flic.kr/p/scfnME Die Larve der Groen Blutbiene (
Sphecodes albilabris) lebt als Kuckucksbiene von den Eiern (Parasitoid) und Vorrten der Frhlings-Seidenbiene (
Colletes cunicularius). Sie ist stark gefhrdet: Rote Liste 2Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 (Neuflgler)Order: Hymenoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (bees, ants & wasps, Hautflgler)Suborder: ApocritaSuperfamily: Apoidea (Bienen & Grabwespen)Family: Halictidae (sweat bees)Subfamily: HalictinaeTribus: HalictiniGenus:
Sphecodes LATREILLE, 1805 (parasitic sweat bee, Blutbiene)
Sphecodes albilabris KIRBY, 1802 (Groe Blutbiene)more info:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecodes_albilabrisGermany, Berlin: Hasenheide (park), ca. 40m asl. 21.03.2014IMG_3827