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Female on a Brassicaceae species. Dol pri
Ljubljani, June 2009. |
Megachile centuncularis (Linnaeus, 1758) Holarctic species. Widely distributed in Slovenia. Polylectic species, visits mainly Asteraceae. Nests in various pre-existing
cavities. Cells are made of scraps of leaves. Partly bivoltine. Flies from June to October. |
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Female on Telekia speciosa. Lukovica
pri Brezovici, Ljubljansko barje, June 1989. |
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Leafcutter bees like Megachile
centuncularis cut plant leaves, which are used for cell walls in the
nests. |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Zelo razširjena vrsta. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia