Megachile (Chalicodoma) ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841

General traits

Body form Chalicodomiform
Buzz pollinator No
Flight period
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • December
  • January
  • March
  • February
  • April
  • May
  • Flowers visited
  • Lamiaceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Habitat types
  • Sclerophyllous scrub
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) Broadly oligolectic
    Lectic status (Robertson) Oligolectic
    Mode of pollen transport Underside of abdomen
    Nesting trait Renter: Existing cavities
    Pollen moisture Dry
    Preferred plant family Fabaceae
    Sociality Solitary
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Univoltine to Multivoltine

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