Melitta (Melitta) leporina (PANZER, 1779)
| Body form |
Andreniform |
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| Buzz pollinator |
No |
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| Flight period |
June |
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July |
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August |
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| Flowers visited |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Scrophulariaceae |
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Lamiaceae |
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Plumbaginaceae |
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Solanaceae |
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Lythraceae |
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Cistaceae |
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Malvaceae |
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Dipsacaceae |
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Ericaceae |
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Onagraceae |
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Polygonaceae |
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Asteraceae |
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Resedaceae |
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Fabaceae |
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Boraginaceae |
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Geraniaceae |
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Campanulaceae |
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Rosaceae |
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| Habitat types |
Natural and semi-natural grasslands |
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Anthropogenic habitats |
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Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes |
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| Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) |
Mesolectic |
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| Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) |
Broadly oligolectic |
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| Lectic status (Robertson) |
Oligolectic |
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| Mode of pollen transport |
Legs only |
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| Nesting trait |
Excavator: Ground |
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| Overwintering phase |
Prepupa within a cocoon |
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| Pollen moisture |
Moistened with nectar |
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| Preferred plant family |
Fabaceae |
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| Sociality |
Solitary |
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| Tongue length |
Short |
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| Voltinism |
Univoltine |
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