Lasioglossum rufitarse
Description
Wing length 4-5.5mm. This small bee is generally dark with relatively few pale hairs.
Identification difficulty
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
- wing length 5-5.5mm (females), 4-5mm (males)
- apical depressions of tergites 2-4 virtually without punctures
- females have tergite 1 with punctures confined to the sides
- top of the propodeum rugose over most of the surface
Habitat
Open woodland and wooded brownfield sites.
When to see it
March - October
UK Status
Widespread and reasonably common in England and Wales up to the Midlands.
VC55 Status
Reasonably common.
David Nicholls
Dog Walk, East Goscote
20 May 2024
David Nicholls
Dog Walk, East Goscote
20 May 2024
David Nicholls
Dog Walk, East Goscote
20 May 2024
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Species profile
- Common names
- Rufous-footed Furrow Bee
- Species group:
- Bees, Wasps, Ants
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 20/05/2024 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 20/05/2024 (Nicholls, David)
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