Osmia (Melanosmia) xanthomelana (Kirby, 1802)
| Body form |
Megachiliform |
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| Buzz pollinator |
No |
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| Flight period |
April |
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May |
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June |
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July |
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August |
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March |
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| Flowers visited |
Ranunculaceae |
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Fabaceae |
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Lamiaceae |
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| Habitat types |
Natural and semi-natural grasslands |
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Coastal and halophytic habitats |
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| Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) |
Narrowly oligolectic |
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| Lectic status (Robertson) |
Oligolectic |
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| Mode of pollen transport |
Underside of abdomen |
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| Nesting trait |
Mason |
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| Pollen moisture |
Dry |
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| Preferred plant family |
Lotus corniculatus & Hippocrepis comosa (Fabaceae) |
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| Sociality |
Solitary |
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| Tongue length |
Long |
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| Voltinism |
Univoltine |
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