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Male resting beside food plants that he
patrols. Pl. Vogar, Bohinj, July 2008 (above and below). |
Trachusa
byssina (Panzer, 1798) European species, widely distributed in Slovenia. Probably
extinct now in the sub-Mediterranean region. Oligolectic, specialized on Fabaceae. Nests in burrows in the
ground, excavated by itself. The cell partitions are made of leaf fragments,
coated with resin on the inside. Univoltine. Flies from June to August. |
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Trachusa pubescens – East
Mediterranean species |
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Female on Lathyrus
latifolius. Nanos, August 2009 (above and below). |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. V zadnjih letih je v toplejših krajih redkejša. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia