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Male waiting for females. Brje pri Komnu,
Kras, April 1992. |
Anthophora plumipes (Pallas, 1772) West Palaearctic species, widely distributed in Slovenia. Polylectic species. Nests in burrows in the ground, excavated by
itself. Univoltine. Flies from March to June. |
Female on Ajuga. Lukovica pri
Brezovici, April 2008. |
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Female digging the nest burrow. Brje pri
Komnu, Kras, April 1992. |
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Black female (a colour form).
Kavčič, Rakitovec, Kraški rob, June 2009. |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Zelo
razširjena in pogosta vrsta. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia