Colletes similis SCHENCK, 1853

General traits

Body form Andreniform
Buzz pollinator No
Flight period
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • Flowers visited
  • Polygonaceae
  • Tamaricaceae
  • Apiaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Fagaceae
  • Habitat types
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Coastal and halophytic habitats
  • Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes
  • Temperate heath and scrub
  • Sclerophyllous scrub
  • Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) Oligolectic
    Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) Broadly oligolectic
    Lectic status (Robertson) Oligolectic
    Mode of pollen transport Legs and body
    Nesting trait Excavator: Ground
    Pollen moisture Dry
    Preferred plant family Asteraceae
    Sociality Solitary
    Tongue length Short
    Voltinism Univoltine

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