Foraging specialisation
polylectic
Asteraceae, Dipsacaceae, Fabaceae and Hypericaceae
Pollen available
Yes
Flight period
V-X
Body length male (mm)
11-12
Lifestyle
Nesting takes place above and underground. Nests are built in pre-existing cavities in dead wood, walls and other vertical structures, as well as in hollow plant stems that fit their body size. Dwellers of nesting boxes with similar characteristics. Nests are ocasionally also found in the ground and under rocks. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made of pieces of cut leaves.
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female
male
Geographical distribution
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Species
Megachile centuncularis
Foraging specialisation
polylectic
Asteraceae, Dipsacaceae, Fabaceae and Hypericaceae
Pollen available
Yes
Flight period
V-X
Body length female (mm)
11-12
Body length male (mm)
11-12
Lifestyle
Nesting takes place above and underground. Nests are built in pre-existing cavities in dead wood, walls and other vertical structures, as well as in hollow plant stems that fit their body size. Dwellers of nesting boxes with similar characteristics. Nests are ocasionally also found in the ground and under rocks. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made of pieces of cut leaves.
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