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Osmia parietina

Osmia parietina

Curtis, 1828

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Osmia parietina

Osmia parietina

Curtis, 1828

Foraging specialisation

polylectic

Fabaceae and Crassulaceae

Pollen available

No

Flight period

V-VII

Body length male (mm)

8-9

Lifestyle

Nesting aboveground. Nests are built in pre-existing cavities in dead wood, drystone walls and in the abandoned nests of other hymenoptera. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made leaf mastic.

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Geographical distribution

Species

Osmia parietina

Foraging specialisation

polylectic

Fabaceae and Crassulaceae

Pollen available

No

Flight period

V-VII

Body length female (mm)

8-9

Body length male (mm)

8-9

Lifestyle

Nesting aboveground. Nests are built in pre-existing cavities in dead wood, drystone walls and in the abandoned nests of other hymenoptera. Brood cell partitions and terminal plug are made leaf mastic.

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