Osmia (Helicosmia) aurulenta PANZER, 1799

General traits

Body form Megachiliform
Buzz pollinator No
Flight period
  • August
  • September
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • Flowers visited
  • Plumbaginaceae
  • Polygalaceae
  • Violaceae
  • Cistaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Lamiaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Orchidaceae
  • Plantaginaceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Papaveraceae
  • Rosaceae
  • Salicaceae
  • Habitat types
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Coastal and halophytic habitats
  • Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) Polylectic
    Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) Broadly oligolectic
    Lectic status (Robertson) Polylectic
    Mode of pollen transport Underside of abdomen
    Nesting trait Renter: Snail shells
    Overwintering phase Adult within cocoon
    Pollen moisture Dry
    Preferred plant family n/a
    Sociality Solitary
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Univoltine

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