Epeolus cruciger (PANZER, 1799)
| Body form |
Epeoliform |
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| Buzz pollinator |
No |
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| Flight period |
October |
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June |
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July |
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August |
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September |
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| Flowers visited |
Campanulaceae |
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Ericaceae |
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Fabaceae |
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Lamiaceae |
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Onagraceae |
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Asteraceae |
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| Habitat types |
Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes |
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Temperate heath and scrub |
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Sclerophyllous scrub |
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| Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) |
No Lectic status |
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| Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) |
No Lectic status |
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| Lectic status (Robertson) |
No Lectic status |
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| Mode of pollen transport |
Accidental pollen only |
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| Nesting trait |
Cleptoparasite |
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| Overwintering phase |
Prepupa |
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| Pollen moisture |
n/a |
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| Preferred plant family |
n/a |
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| Sociality |
Cleptoparasite |
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| Tongue length |
Long |
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| Voltinism |
Univoltine |
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