Megachile sculpturalis 12 /Westrich 2022
A new update on the distribution of Megachile sculpturalis in Germany 2022 by Paul Westrich is now available.
https://www.wildbienen.info/forschung/projekte_22.php
A new update on the distribution of Megachile sculpturalis in Germany 2022 by Paul Westrich is now available.
https://www.wildbienen.info/forschung/projekte_22.php
There are already some observations from southern France and northern Italy (South Tyrol)
Updated distribution of the invasive Megachile sculpturalis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Italy and its first record on a Mediterranean island.
M. sculpuralis was detected in several places on Mallorca in 2021. There was evidence so far in Portocolom, Inca. Palma de Mallorca, Alcúdia and Sóller.
It is assumed that the species was introduced in 2020 or earlier on Mallorca (in German language):
https://www.mallorcazeitung.es/umwelt/2021/02/15/neuer-mitbewohner-auf-mallorca-die-54043278.html
There is already a first observation at iNaturalist in Mallorca:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/88042591
This is likely to be the southernmost occurrence of M. sculpturalis in Europe
The "Beeradar" is a citizen-science-project.
It shows the newest developments of Megachile sculpturalis in Austria.
It includes a situation map and a science blog from Julia Lanner.
(in German language)
https://www.citizen-science.at/projekte/asiatische-moertelbiene
The 11th edition of Paul Westrich's observations of Megachile sculpturalis is there. It describes first observations of M. sculpturalis in North Rhine Westphalia and an iNaturalist observation in Hesse.
Under the link you will find the confirmed observations of Paul Westrich in Germany in 2020. Described and entered on a map. (in german).
According to new scientific evidence, the immigration of M. sculpturalis occurs in several waves:
https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-020-01729-x