Foraging specialisation
polylectic
Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Campanulaceae, Crassulaceae and Fabaceae
Pollen available
Yes
Flight period
V-IX
Body length male (mm)
12-15
Lifestyle
Nesting takes place above and underground. Self-dug nests are built in dead wood and hollow plant stems, but also in existing cavities in all kinds of man-made structures as well as ocasionally in the ground. Dwellers of nesting boxes with similar characteristics. 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 willughbiella
Foraging specialisation
polylectic
Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Campanulaceae, Crassulaceae and Fabaceae
Pollen available
Yes
Flight period
V-IX
Body length female (mm)
12-15
Body length male (mm)
12-15
Lifestyle
Nesting takes place above and underground. Self-dug nests are built in dead wood and hollow plant stems, but also in existing cavities in all kinds of man-made structures as well as ocasionally in the ground. Dwellers of nesting boxes with similar characteristics. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made of pieces of cut leaves.
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