Amegilla albigena

• Scientific name: Amegilla albigena
• Common name: digger bee
• Dimension: 9-11 mm
• Habitat: warm, dry places, such as active and uncultivated vineyards,  abandoned areas; from the plains to the mountains
• Behavior: solitary
• Collective behavior: polylectic
• Nest: in the ground
• Parasitized by: Thyreus ramosus, Melecta luctuosa
• Red list of bees in Switzerland: not endangered

Interesting Facts:

Digger bees are a heat-loving species that fly in summer, mainly in the Mediterranean area. However, in areas with a warm enough climate, these bees can also be observed in South Tyrol. They nest almost exclusively on cliffs and escarpments made of sand, clay and fine sediments carried by the wind..