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Female from Strunjan, collected in August 1993.

 

Megachile albisecta (Klug, 1817)

 

 

Mediterranean species. In Slovenia found only once near Strunjan (sub-Mediterranean region).

Oligolectic, specialized on Asteraceae (e.g. Cirsium). Nests in various pre-existing cavities, mainly in the ground. The cell partitions are made of masticated leaves and scraps of leaves.

Univoltine. Flies from June to August.

 

Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji.

Le enkrat je bila najdena v Naravnem rezervatu Strunjan.

 

 

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Andrej Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia