Melitta (Cilissa) dimidiata MORAWITZ, 1876

General traits

Body form Andreniform
Buzz pollinator No
Flight period
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • Flowers visited Fabaceae
    Habitat types Natural and semi-natural grasslands
    Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) Narrowly oligolectic
    Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) Narrowly oligolectic
    Lectic status (Robertson) Oligolectic
    Mode of pollen transport Legs only
    Nesting trait Excavator: Ground
    Overwintering phase Prepupa within a cocoon
    Pollen moisture Moistened with nectar
    Preferred plant family Onobrychis (Fabaceae)
    Sociality Solitary
    Tongue length Short
    Voltinism Univoltine

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