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Female on Betonica
officinalis. Lukovica pri Brezovici, August 2004. |
Rophites quinquespinosus Spinola, 1808 European species. Widely distributed in Slovenia, absent from
the sub-Mediterranean region. Oligolectic, specialized on Lamiaceae (e.g. Betonica).
Nests in burrows in the ground, excavated by itself. Univoltine. Flies from June to August. |
