Species Account
Hylaeus cornutus Curtis, 1831
a solitary bee
Aculeata: Colletinae
a solitary bee
Aculeata: Colletinae
National status: Na
Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Regionally Important
Species Habitat Data
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Threat: Regionally Important
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Records of this bee are largely confined to the south-central and south-eastern counties of England, with about 30 known post-1970 sites known to Falk (1991a), over half in Kent. In Essex the bee is mostly found near the Thames in post-industrial habitats and disused mineral extraction sites where Carrot Daucus carota or other white umbellifers occur in quantity. There is a close association with these flowers, especially Carrot, from which the bee collects pollen to provision its cells. Nesting is reported in herbaceous stems and the dead stems of bramble. References
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Records of this bee are largely confined to the south-central and south-eastern counties of England, with about 30 known post-1970 sites known to Falk (1991a), over half in Kent. In Essex the bee is mostly found near the Thames in post-industrial habitats and disused mineral extraction sites where Carrot Daucus carota or other white umbellifers occur in quantity. There is a close association with these flowers, especially Carrot, from which the bee collects pollen to provision its cells. Nesting is reported in herbaceous stems and the dead stems of bramble. References
Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3
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