Nomada sheppardana (Kirby, 1802)

General traits

Body form Nomadiform
Buzz pollinator No
Flight period
  • March
  • May
  • April
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • Flowers visited
  • Asteraceae
  • Caryophyllaceae
  • Scrophulariaceae
  • Euphorbiaceae
  • Habitat types
  • Forests and woodlands
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Coastal and halophytic habitats
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • 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
    Pollen moisture n/a
    Preferred plant family n/a
    Sociality Cleptoparasite
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Univoltine or Bivoltine

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