Sphecodes niger von Hagens, 1874

General traits

Body form Andreniform
Buzz pollinator No
Flight period
  • October
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • Flowers visited
  • Apiaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Campanulaceae
  • Habitat types
  • Coastal and halophytic habitats
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) No Lectic status
    Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) No Lectic status
    Lectic status (Robertson) No Lectic status
    Mode of pollen transport Accidental pollen only
    Nesting trait Cleptoparasite
    Overwintering phase Adult (female only)
    Pollen moisture n/a
    Preferred plant family n/a
    Sociality Cleptoparasite
    Tongue length Short
    Voltinism Univoltine or Bivoltine

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