Interaction with other species Lasioglossum leucozonium
1 interaction other species
1.1 diet
1.1.1 flowers
1.2 parasitoids
1.3 predation
interaction other species
l. leucozonium, though solitary, interacts plants , parasites. plants provide pollen , nectar food both , larvae, while parasites , predators affect survival.
diet
l. leucozonium adults , larvae feed on pollen various flowers. generalist, not picky flowers choose compared specialist. has been seen visiting apple trees , lowbush blueberries.
flowers
l. leucozonium visit yellow-flowered asteraceae hieracium caespitosum, krigia biflora, rudbeckia hirta, have been seen visit creeping thistle (cirsium arvense) , other plants, include plants campanula , rosa cornus alternifolia. males commonly found on melilotus.
parasitoids
while there no parasites of genus sphecodes solely parasitize l. leucozonium, s. ephippius has been shown parasitize other lasioglossum.
predation
philanthus wasps common predators of l. leucozonium.
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