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Female collecting
mud for nest construction. Gorjansko, Kras, April 2011. |
Osmia cornuta (Latreille, 1805) North Mediterranean species. In the sub-Mediterranean and
sub-Pannonian regions of Slovenia. Polylectic species. Nests in various pre-existing cavities. The
cell partitions are made of clay. I observed nests made of clay in crevices
in a stone wall. Univoltine. Flies from March to May. |
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Male resting on a
stone. Kobjeglava, Kras, April 2009. |
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Female collecting clay for nest construction. Rakitovec, Kavčič, Kraški rob, April 2001. |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. V submediteranskem
in subpanonskem območju. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia