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Osmia mustelina

Osmia mustelina

Gerstaecker, 1869

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Osmia mustelina

Osmia mustelina

Gerstaecker, 1869

Foraging specialisation

polylectic

Boraginaceae, Cistaceae, Dipsacaceae and Fabaceae

Pollen available

No

Flight period

V-VII

Body length male (mm)

10-14

Lifestyle

Nesting aboveground. Nests are built in pre-existing cavities in dead wood, rock survaces, wall joints, hollow plant stems or abandoned nests of Megachile parienta. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made leaf mastic.

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Geographical distribution

Species

Osmia mustelina

Foraging specialisation

polylectic

Boraginaceae, Cistaceae, Dipsacaceae and Fabaceae

Pollen available

No

Flight period

V-VII

Body length female (mm)

10-14

Body length male (mm)

10-14

Lifestyle

Nesting aboveground. Nests are built in pre-existing cavities in dead wood, rock survaces, wall joints, hollow plant stems or abandoned nests of Megachile parienta. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made leaf mastic.

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