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Female on Micromeria thymifolia. Brje
pri Komnu, Kras, August 1994. |
Megachile pilidens Alfken, 1924 Mediterranean species. In the sub-Mediterranean, Dinaric and
sub-Pannonian regions of Slovenia. Polylectic species, visits Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Dipsacaceae,
Asteraceae. Nests in various pre-existing cavities, mainly crevices between
stones. Cells are made of scraps of leaves. Bivoltine. The first generation flies from June to August, the
second in August and September. |
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Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Na Primorskem pogosta vrsta. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia