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Female on Cirsium. Brje pri Komnu,
Kras, June 2005. |
Osmia niveata (Fabricius, 1804) West Palaearctic species, widely distributed in Slovenia. Oligolectic, specialized on Asteraceae (e.g. Cirsium). Nests in various pre-existing
cavities, mainly in burrows in wood. The cell partitions are made of
masticated leaves. Univoltine. Flies in June and July. |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Zelo razširjena vrsta, vendar ni pogosta. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia