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Megachile alpicola

Megachile alpicola

Alfken, 1924

Home / Wild Bees / Megachile

Megachile alpicola

Megachile alpicola

Alfken, 1924

Foraging specialisation

polylectic

Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae and Plantaginaceae

Pollen available

No

Flight period

VI-VIII

Body length male (mm)

9-10

Lifestyle

Nesting aboveground. Nests are built in pre-existing cavities in dead wood and in hollow plant stems that fit their body size. Dwellers of nesting boxes with similar characteristics. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made of pieces of cut leaves.

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Geographical distribution

Species

Megachile alpicola

Foraging specialisation

polylectic

Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae and Plantaginaceae

Pollen available

No

Flight period

VI-VIII

Body length female (mm)

9-10

Body length male (mm)

9-10

Lifestyle

Nesting aboveground. Nests are built in pre-existing cavities in dead wood and in hollow plant stems that fit their body size. Dwellers of nesting boxes with similar characteristics. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made of pieces of cut leaves.

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