Melitta (Cilissa) melanura Nylander, 1852
| Body form |
Andreniform |
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| Buzz pollinator |
No |
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| Flight period |
June |
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July |
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August |
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| Flowers visited |
Malvaceae |
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Campanulaceae |
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Convolvulaceae |
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Lythraceae |
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| Habitat types |
Natural and semi-natural grasslands |
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| Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) |
Narrowly oligolectic |
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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 |
Legs only |
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| Nesting trait |
Excavator: Ground |
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| Overwintering phase |
Prepupa within a cocoon |
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| Pollen moisture |
Moistened with nectar |
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| Preferred plant family |
Campanula (Campanulaceae) |
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| Sociality |
Solitary |
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| Tongue length |
Short |
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| Voltinism |
Univoltine |
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