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Female on Pulmonaria. Črnuče,
Sava river, Ljubljana, March 1994. |
Osmia bicolor (Schrank, 1781) European species, widely distributed in Slovenia. Polylectic species. Nests in empty snail shells. The cell
partitions are made of masticated leaves. Snail shells with the nest are
covered with pine needles or similar plant material when finished. Univoltine. Flies from March to June. |
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Female covering the
nest with pine needles. Grmada, Polhograjsko hribovje, May 2005 (above and
below). |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Zelo razširjena in neogrožena vrsta. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia