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Female leaving her nest burrow. Grmada,
Polhograjsko hribovje, May 2006. |
Osmia xanthomelana (Kirby, 1802) European species. In Slovenia in the Polhograjsko hribovje
(Polhov Gradec hills, pre-Alpine region) and Kraški rob (Karst edge, sub-Mediterranean
region). Oligolectic species, specialized on Fabaceae (Hippocrepis,
Lotus). Clay cells of a nest are built in a grass tussock, among roots
in loose ground, in spruce needles, in decaying wood, etc. Univoltine. Flies in May and June. |
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Female collecting clay for nest construction.
Kavčič, Rakitovec, Kraški rob, May 2009 (above and below). |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Znana je iz Polhograjskega hribovja in s Kraškega roba. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia