Distribution
This is a Channel Islands species not found in mainland Britain.
An uncommon Western Palaearctic species, occurring as far east as northern China.
Status (in Britain only)
The Channel Islands are, for a number of reasons, excluded from the geographical coverage of the British Red Data book (Shirt, 1987) and the subsequent review (Falk, 1991).
Habitat
It occurs in sandy habitats.
Flight period
The Channel Island flight period cannot be defined, although elsewhere it has been found flying in June.
Nesting biology
Abroad, the females are known to nest in aggregations in vertical sandy faces. Details of the nesting behaviour are unknown.
Flowers visited
No data available.
Parasites
No data available.
Year profile last updated
2019