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Female collecting sand for nest construction.
Gorjansko, Kras, May 2006. |
Megachile pyrenaica Lepeletier, 1841 Mediterranean species. In the sub-Mediterranean and pre-Alpine
(Polhograjsko hribovje) regions of Slovenia. Polylectic species, visits Lamiaceae and Fabaceae. Nests are
made of sand and built on tree branches. Univoltine. Flies in May and June. |
Razširjenost vrste v Sloveniji. Na Krasu in Kraškem robu, osamljena najdba v Polhograjskem hribovju. |
Andrej
Gogala: Bee fauna of Slovenia