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A couple mating on Hippocrepis emeroides.
Podpeč, Kraški rob, April 2004 (above and below). |
Megachile manicata Giraud, 1861 East Mediterranean species. In the sub-Mediterranean region of
Slovenia. Probably oligolectic, specialized on Fabaceae (e.g. Hippocrepis). Nests made of sand are
built in hollows in stones. Univoltine. Flies in April and May. |
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Female on Hippocrepis emeroides.
Lokvica, Kras, May 2006. |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Pogosta je na Kraškem robu. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia