Species Account for Nomada rufipes
Nomada rufipes Fabricius, 1793
Golden-rod Nomad Bee
Aculeata: Anthophorinae
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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Threatened
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Taxonomic group: bees and wasps (Aculeata) - County data
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cleptoparasite on Andrena fuscipes, denticulata
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Nomada rufipes is commonly found on heathland where it is a cleptoparasite of the mining bee Andrena fuscipes, a heather specialist. Andrena fuscipes is very rare in Essex, restricted to several surviving heathland remnants, and Nomada rufipes is only recorded at the largest at Tiptree Heath. Its other host is Andrena denticulata, a much declined bee that collects pollen from Asteraceae and one with very few records in Essex. This is presumed to be its host at most Essex sites. References
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