Colletes hederae

• Scientific name: Colletes hederae
• Common name: collete dell'edera
• Dimension: 9-14 mm
• Habitat: adaptable to different habitats. Present wherever ivy grows, even in urban areas
• Behavior: solitary
• Collective behavior: oligolectic
• Larvae's diet: various species of ivy; if the flying period and the flowering of the ivy don't coincide, other plants can also be visited
• Nest: in the ground
• Parasitized by: Epeolus fallax, Epeolus cruciger
• Red list of bees in Switzerland: not endangered

Interesting Facts:

Ivy bees are expanding more and more from the south towards the northwest. Several signs indicate that this species benefits from global warming and the higher temperatures between the end of summer and fall.