Hoplitis papaveris

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Hoplitis papaveris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Hoplitis
Species:
H. papaveris
Binomial name
Hoplitis papaveris
Latreille, 1799

Hoplitis papaveris is a species of mason bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in the Western Palearctic, from Portugal to central Asia, including Turkey and Israel. [1] [2]

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Life cycle

Hoplitis papaveris is a polylectic bee [2] that flies between May to the middle of July. They nest in sandy soil, covering the brood cells with fragments petals from poppy [3] (hence the name) but also from flowers such as Malva , Helianthemum , Linum or Geranium . [2]

Conservation

Hoplitis papaveris is listed in the in the National Red Lists and Red Data Books of several European countries such as Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic and Switzerland. [3] It is rare in Austria. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Hoplitis papaveris (Latreille, 1799)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Zettel, Herbert; Zimmermann, Dominique; Wiesbauer, Heinz (November 2016). "Ergänzungen zur Bienenfauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) von Wien, Österreich" (PDF). Beiträge zur Entomofaunistik (17): 85–107. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 Herrera Mesías, Fernanda; Weigand, Alexander (2021). "Updates to the checklist of the wild bee fauna of Luxembourg as inferred from revised natural history collection data and fieldwork". Biodiversity Data Journal. 9 e64027. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e64027 . PMC   8139942 . PMID   34040491.
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