Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis (Linnaeus, 1758)

General traits

Body form Megachiliform
Buzz pollinator No
Flight period
  • May
  • September
  • June
  • October
  • July
  • August
  • Flowers visited
  • Rosaceae
  • Caryophyllaceae
  • Scrophulariaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Cistaceae
  • Polemoniaceae
  • Violaceae
  • Geraniaceae
  • Cucurbitaceae
  • Aceraceae
  • Tiliaceae
  • Liliaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Linaceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Malvaceae
  • Brassicaceae
  • Ranunculaceae
  • Campanulaceae
  • Iridaceae
  • Habitat types
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Forests and woodlands
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Sclerophyllous scrub
  • Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) Broadly polylectic
    Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) Polylectic s.s.
    Lectic status (Robertson) Polylectic
    Mode of pollen transport Underside of abdomen
    Nesting trait Renter: Existing cavities
    Pollen moisture Dry
    Preferred plant family n/a
    Sociality Solitary
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Univoltine

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