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Female on Centaurea. Trstelj, Kras,
August 2002. |
Megachile pilicrus Morawitz, 1878 North Mediterranean species. In the sub-Mediterranean and
sub-Pannonian regions of Slovenia. Oligolectic, specialized on Asteraceae (e.g. Centaurea). Nests in hollow plant
stems. Univoltine. Flies from July to September. |
Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Pogosta na nekaterih kraških hribih, denimo na Trstelju. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia