Distribution; world
A member of the western Asiatic- and Balkan-steppe element of the bee fauna of Europe. From Spain,the Pyrenees, northwards and eastwards to Ukraine, and east to Asia Minor and Kurdistan. Also recorded fom north Africa (Algeria):
AT, BG, CH, CZ, DE, FR, GR, GR-AN, HR, HU, IT, MK, PT, RO, SK, SL, TR, UA, GE, DZ
Conservation status; world
Conservation Status: CZ - RDB0 (RE), DE - RDBG (SU), DE2 - RDBG (VU)