Osmia (Hoplosmia) spinigera (Latreille, 1811)

General traits

Body form Hoplitiform
Buzz pollinator No
Flight period
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • Flowers visited Asteraceae
    Habitat types
  • Coastal sand dunes and continental dunes
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) Oligolectic
    Lectic status (Robertson) Oligolectic
    Mode of pollen transport Underside of abdomen
    Nesting trait Renter: Snail shells
    Pollen moisture Dry
    Preferred plant family Asteraceae (Carduoideae)
    Sociality Solitary
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Univoltine

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