#3586 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

Banded Mud Bee

🇳🇱 Lathyrusbij ·Megachile ericetorum

🐝 Bees, wasps & ants 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © pauline_rcht · CC BY 4.0
2. © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Bernard Noguès · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Stefan · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © frank007 · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 6708 DE Wageningen, Netherlands:© Pádraic Flood · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
8. 6708 DE Wageningen, Netherlands:© Pádraic Flood · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
9. 6708 DE Wageningen, Netherlands:© Pádraic Flood · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
10. Groesbeek, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Megachile ericetorum is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Lepeletier in 1841.

base stats

NL sightings 39iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,339iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 39 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
2,339 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Amédée Louis Michel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau in 1841 (185 years ago).