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Cellophane bees (Colletes)
65 species in Europe, in the family Colletidae. 13 of them are listed as threatened on the European Red List.
Family Colletidae65 species
65
Species in Europe
13
Threatened (CR, EN or VU)
9
Too little data to assess (DD)
2
Crops on which species were recorded
How the species are doing
Distribution of the species over the categories of the European Red List of Bees (2026). Not assessed means: no European assessment in the source, often because the species only occurs at the edge of Europe.
- CR Critically endangered: 1
- EN Endangered: 9
- VU Vulnerable: 3
- NT Near threatened: 6
- LC Least concern: 30
- DD Data deficient: 9
- NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant): 5
- - Not assessed: 2
Scale, from severe to not threatened: CR critically endangered, EN endangered, VU vulnerable, NT near threatened, LC least concern. DD: data deficient.
When the visitors fly
Number of species flying per month, according to the flight calendar from open records in Europe. A species counts in every month it flies.
3Jan
3Feb
4Mar
4Apr
7May
15Jun
15Jul
12Aug
6Sep
5Oct
1Nov
Dec
Crops these bees visit
Crops and other plants with an EPPO code on which species from this group were recorded.
| Crop | Depends on pollinators | Species from this group | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common juniperJuniperus communis | unknown | 2 | 6 |
| RapeseedBrassica napus | modest (10-39%) | 1 | 2 |
All species in Europe
| Species | Red List Europe | Flies | Only in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colletes abeillei | LC Least concern | Jan - Aug | |
| Colletes acutiformis | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Colletes acutus | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes albomaculatus | NT Near threatened | Jan - Jun | |
| Colletes anceps | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Colletes anchusae | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Colletes brevigena | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes canescens | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Colletes carinatus | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes cariniger | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes caskanus | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Colletes caspicus | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Colletes chengtehensis | VU Vulnerable | no data | |
| Colletes collaris | EN Endangered | Sep - Nov | |
| Colletes creticus | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Colletes cunicularius | LC Least concern | Mar - May | |
| Colletes cyprius | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Colletes daviesanus | LC Least concern | Jun - Aug | |
| Colletes dimidiatus | LC Least concern | Jan - Jun | yes |
| Colletes dinizi | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Colletes dusmeti | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes eous | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes escalerai | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Northern colletesColletes floralis | NT Near threatened | Jun - Aug | |
| Colletes fodiens | NT Near threatened | Jun - Aug | |
| Colletes foveolaris | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes gallicus | LC Least concern | Jun - Jul | |
| Colletes graeffei | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Colletes halophilus | NT Near threatened | Aug - Oct | yes |
| Colletes hederae | LC Least concern | Sep - Oct | yes |
| Colletes hethiticus | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Colletes hylaeiformis | LC Least concern | May - Oct | |
| Colletes impunctatus | NT Near threatened | Jun - Aug | |
| Colletes inexpectatus | LC Least concern | Jun - Aug | |
| Colletes intricans | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Colletes kozlovi | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Colletes ligatus | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes maidli | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes marginatus | LC Least concern | Jun - Aug | |
| Colletes merceti | CR Critically endangered | no data | yes |
| Colletes meyeri | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Colletes mlokossewiczi | LC Least concern | Jun - Jul | |
| Colletes moricei | VU Vulnerable | no data | yes |
| Colletes nasutus | EN Endangered | Jun - Jul | |
| Colletes nigricans | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Colletes noskiewiczi | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes pannonicus | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Colletes patellatus | - Not assessed | Sep - Oct | |
| Colletes perezi | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes pulchellus | VU Vulnerable | no data | yes |
| Colletes punctatus | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Colletes schmidi | NT Near threatened | no data | yes |
| Colletes senilis | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Colletes sidemii | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | Jul | |
| Colletes sierrensis | EN Endangered | no data | yes |
| Colletes similis | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Colletes simus | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Colletes squamulosus | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Colletes standfussi | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Colletes succinctus | LC Least concern | Jul - Sep | |
| Colletes tardus | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Colletes tuberculatus | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Colletes tuberculiger | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Colletes wacki | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Colletes wolfi | EN Endangered | no data | yes |
Sources
This page only uses sources with an open licence. The bee database itself contains more records, from sources for which permission is still pending.
- Vliegperiode per maand, afgeleid uit BeeBDC-waarnemingen met open licentie (CC0 / CC BY)
FairGrow (afgeleid) · version 1.3.4 · licence CC BY 4.0 (afgeleid uit CC0 / CC BY)
Afgeleid door FairGrow uit: Dorey, J. B. et al. (2023). A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow. Scientific Data 10: 747. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w. Cleaned database v1.3.4 (2024-02-15), Figshare. Kleinste maandvenster met 90% van de waarnemingen, minimaal 20 records.
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w - Bij-plantinteracties: EuPPollNet via GloBI (CC BY 4.0)
GloBI / Big Bee · version 7.0 · licence CC BY 4.0
Lanuza, J. B. et al. (2025). EuPPollNet: a European database of plant-pollinator networks. Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15183272 (CC BY 4.0), via Seltmann, K. et al. / Big Bee project and GloBI (2025). Global Bee Interaction Data v7.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582. Underlying data: Global Biotic Interactions (Poelen et al. 2014).
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582 - Bij-plantinteracties: DoPI via GloBI (CC BY 4.0)
GloBI / Big Bee · version 7.0 · licence CC BY 4.0
Balfour, N. J. et al. Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI). Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15224385 (CC BY 4.0), via Seltmann, K. et al. / Big Bee project and GloBI (2025). Global Bee Interaction Data v7.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582. Underlying data: Global Biotic Interactions (Poelen et al. 2014).
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582 - Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), tab-delimited version
Zenodo / Discover Life · version v57.0 · licence CC-BY-4.0
Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 2024. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species Draft-57, 27 February, 2024
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19954082 - BeeBDC beesChecklist: country checklist of the world's bees (Discover Life), 2026-01-12
Flinders University / Figshare · version 2026-01-12 · licence CC BY 4.0
Dorey, J. B. et al. (2023). A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow. Scientific Data 10: 747. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w; beesChecklist 2026-01-12 (Figshare, CC BY 4.0), based on the Discover Life country checklist (Ascher & Pickering).
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w - European Red List of Bees (2026), Appendix 1: Red List status at Pan-Europe and EU27 levels
Publications Office of the European Union / IUCN · version 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0
Michez, D. et al. (2026). European Red List of Bees. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2779/521877 (CC BY 4.0). Appendix 1.
doi.org/10.2779/521877 - Wikidata: taxon common names (P1843) and labels of bee species
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata · version SPARQL 2026-10-18 · licence CC0 1.0
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata, taxon common names (P1843) and labels, retrieved 2026-10-18. https://www.wikidata.org (CC0).
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