Megachile (Megachile) melanopyga Costa, 1863

General traits

Body form Megachiliform
Buzz pollinator No
Flight period
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • September
  • August
  • October
  • Flowers visited
  • Fabaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Habitat types
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Sclerophyllous scrub
  • Lectic status (Robertson) Oligolectic
    Mode of pollen transport Underside of abdomen
    Pollen moisture Dry
    Preferred plant family Asteraceae
    Sociality Solitary
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Univoltine or Bivoltine

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