Osmia (Helicosmia) caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
| Body form |
Megachiliform |
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| Buzz pollinator |
No |
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| Flight period |
August |
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September |
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March |
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April |
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May |
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June |
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July |
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| Flowers visited |
Lamiaceae |
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Hypericaceae |
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Plantaginaceae |
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Ranunculaceae |
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Rosaceae |
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Asteraceae |
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Boraginaceae |
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Brassicaceae |
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Fabaceae |
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| Habitat types |
Sclerophyllous scrub |
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Natural and semi-natural grasslands |
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Anthropogenic habitats |
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| Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) |
Broadly polylectic |
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| Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) |
Polylectic s.s. |
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| Lectic status (Robertson) |
Polylectic |
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| Mode of pollen transport |
Underside of abdomen |
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| Nesting trait |
Renter: Existing cavities |
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| Overwintering phase |
Adult within cocoon |
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| Pollen moisture |
Dry |
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| Preferred plant family |
n/a |
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| Sociality |
Solitary |
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| Tongue length |
Long |
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| Voltinism |
Univoltine or Bivoltine |
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