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The genus Eucera
98 species in Europe, in the family Apidae. 3 of them are listed as threatened on the European Red List.
Family Apidae98 species
98
Species in Europe
3
Threatened (CR, EN or VU)
3
Too little data to assess (DD)
4
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.
- EN Endangered: 3
- NT Near threatened: 4
- LC Least concern: 69
- DD Data deficient: 3
- NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant): 11
- - Not assessed: 8
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
4Feb
8Mar
12Apr
17May
12Jun
6Jul
1Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White mustardSinapis alba | modest (10-39%) | 1 | 2 |
| Broad beanVicia faba | modest (10-39%) | 1 | 2 |
| PeaLathyrus oleraceus | none | 1 | 2 |
| RapeseedBrassica napus | modest (10-39%) | 1 | 2 |
All species in Europe
| Species | Red List Europe | Flies | Only in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eucera aequata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera alborufa | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | May | |
| Eucera algira | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera andreui | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Eucera armeniaca | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Eucera atriceps | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Eucera barbiventris | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera belfragei | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | Mar - Jun | |
| Eucera bidentata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera brachycera | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Eucera breviceps | NT Near threatened | no data | |
| Eucera caerulescens | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera caspica | LC Least concern | Mar - May | |
| Eucera cineraria | LC Least concern | May - Jul | |
| Eucera clypeata | LC Least concern | May - Jun | |
| Eucera codinai | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Eucera collaris | LC Least concern | Apr - Jun | |
| Eucera commixta | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Eucera confinis | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera cressa | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Eucera cuniculina | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Eucera curvitarsis | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera cypria | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera dafnii | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera dalmatica | LC Least concern | Apr - Jun | |
| Eucera digitata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera dimidiata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera distinguenda | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Eucera ebmeri | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera elongatula | LC Least concern | Jan - Apr | |
| Eucera excisa | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Eucera fasciata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera ferghanica | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Eucera flavicornis | NT Near threatened | no data | |
| Eucera furfurea | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera gaullei | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera gracilipes | LC Least concern | Feb - May | yes |
| Eucera grisea | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera helvola | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera hispana | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera hungarica | LC Least concern | May - Jun | |
| Eucera interrupta | LC Least concern | May - Jul | |
| Eucera kullenbergi | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera lanuginosa | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera laxiscopa | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera longicornis | LC Least concern | May - Jul | |
| Eucera maroccana | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera mastrucata | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Eucera matalae | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Eucera mavromoustakisi | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Eucera mediterranea | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera microsoma | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera morio | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Eucera nigrescens | LC Least concern | Apr - Jun | |
| Eucera nigrifacies | LC Least concern | Apr - Jul | |
| Eucera nigrilabris | LC Least concern | Jan - Apr | |
| Eucera nigripes | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Eucera nigrita | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera notata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera numida | LC Least concern | Mar | |
| Eucera obliterata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera obscura | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera oraniensis | LC Least concern | Jan - Mar | |
| Eucera palaestinae | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera pannonica | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera paraclypeata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera parnassia | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera parvicornis | NT Near threatened | no data | |
| Eucera penicillata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera plumigera | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera pollinaris | NT Near threatened | no data | |
| Eucera pollinosa | LC Least concern | Apr - Jul | |
| Eucera proxima | LC Least concern | Mar - May | |
| Eucera pseudeucnemidea | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera punctatissima | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Eucera puncticollis | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera punctulata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera pythagoras | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera rufa | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera ruficollis | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera rufipes | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera seminuda | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera sogdiana | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Eucera spectabilis | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Eucera squamosa | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera syriaca | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera taurea | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera taurica | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Eucera terminata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera transitoria | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Eucera tricincta | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera tristis | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Eucera velutina | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Eucera vernalis | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Eucera vidua | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Eucera vittulata | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Eucera vulpes | LC Least concern | Apr - May | |
| Eucera zeta | - Not assessed | no data |
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.
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