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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.

 

Female digging the nest burrow. Brje pri Komnu, Kras, April 1992.

 

Black female (a colour form). Kavčič, Rakitovec, Kraški rob, June 2009.

 

Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji.

Zelo razširjena in pogosta vrsta.

 

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Andrej Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia