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Ceratina cyanea (Kirby, 1802) Commonly known... Little Blue Carpenter Bee
Length Males 5mm to 7mm Females 5mm to 9mm
Ceratina cyanea, common name Little blue carpenter bee, is a species of bee belonging to the family Apidae, subfamily Xylocopinae.
Flight season….mid-March to mid- October.
Habitats and Nesting…Prefers both, warm dry habitats and wetlands, forest edges, thickets and gardens. Females nest in plant stems, such as Knapweed (thistles), common ragwort and hollow woody stems close to the ground; providing their larvae with regurgitated nectar and pollen.
Wide range of flowering plants are visited, favourites being knapweed (Centaurea) and yellow composites (Asteraceae)
Adults of both sexes can overwinter together inside the cells used earlier for nesting.
Ceratina cyanea is found in most of Western European countries, into North West Africa and the Palaearctic ecozone (excluding China).
The images below are believed to be the female of the species.
Read MoreLength Males 5mm to 7mm Females 5mm to 9mm
Ceratina cyanea, common name Little blue carpenter bee, is a species of bee belonging to the family Apidae, subfamily Xylocopinae.
Flight season….mid-March to mid- October.
Habitats and Nesting…Prefers both, warm dry habitats and wetlands, forest edges, thickets and gardens. Females nest in plant stems, such as Knapweed (thistles), common ragwort and hollow woody stems close to the ground; providing their larvae with regurgitated nectar and pollen.
Wide range of flowering plants are visited, favourites being knapweed (Centaurea) and yellow composites (Asteraceae)
Adults of both sexes can overwinter together inside the cells used earlier for nesting.
Ceratina cyanea is found in most of Western European countries, into North West Africa and the Palaearctic ecozone (excluding China).
The images below are believed to be the female of the species.
