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Female on Inula. Raša, dolina Raše,
Kras, August 2008 (above and below). |
Colletes similis Schenck, 1853 Palaearctic species, widely distributed in Slovenia. Oligolectic, specialized on Asteraceae. Nests in burrows in the
ground, excavated by itself. Univoltine. Flies from June to September. |
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Male on Leucanthemum. Gorenja Brezovica, Krim, May 2007. |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Zelo razširjena in razmeroma pogosta vrsta, ki pa je v zadnjih letih na sušnih kraških travnikih izginila. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia