This is a rather small, spring-flying Colletes of southern Europe. Neither sex is particularly distinctive and microscopic examination is needed to deterimne this species successfully. The overall impressions in the field is of a relatively small species with greyish-buff thoracic hair and greyish abdominal bands.

Distribution: A Mediterranean species, occuring in southern Portugal, much of southern, central and eastern Spain, southern France, Greece, eastern Turkey, Morocco and Algeria. Probably occurs in Italy and the Balkans.

Flight Period: Flies in a single generation between April – June.

Habitat: Poorly known, but it has been found in areas of maquis and scrubby vegetation.

Flowers Visited: The females are oligolectic on Fabaceae. Males will nectar on a variety of plants including composite flowers (Asteraceae).

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