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””’Hoplitis papaveris””’ is a species of mason bee in the family [[Megachilidae]]. It is found in |
””’Hoplitis papaveris””’ is a species of mason bee in the family [[Megachilidae]]. It is found in , Turkey and Israel.<ref name=”gbif”>{{cite web |title=Hoplitis papaveris (Latreille, 1799) |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1337297 |website=Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
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==Life cycle== |
==Life cycle== |
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”H.papaveris” flies between May to the middle of July. They nest in sandy soil, covering the brood cells with fragments petals from |
”H.papaveris” flies between May to the middle of July. They nest in sandy soil, covering the brood cells with fragments petals from [[Papaver rhoeas]]<ref name=”Mesias2021″>{{cite journal |last1=Herrera Mesías |first1=Fernanda |last2=Weigand |first2=Alexander |title=Updates to the checklist of the wild bee fauna of Luxembourg as inferred from revised natural history collection data and fieldwork |journal=Biodiversity Data Journal |date=2021 |volume=9 |article-number=e64027 |doi=10.3897/BDJ.9.e64027 |doi-access=free |pmid=34040491 |pmc=8139942 }}</ref> |
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==Conservation== |
==Conservation== |
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Revision as of 12:03, 1 February 2026
Species of bee
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]
Life cycle
H.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
H.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]
