Lithurgus chrysurus Fonscolombe, 1834

General traits

Body form Megachiliform
Flight period
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • Flowers visited
  • Malvaceae
  • Oleaceae
  • Boraginaceae
  • Rosaceae
  • Brassicaceae
  • Campanulaceae
  • Cistaceae
  • Euphorbiaceae
  • Convolvulaceae
  • Apiaceae
  • Papaveraceae
  • Fabaceae
  • Asteraceae
  • Habitat types
  • Anthropogenic habitats
  • Sclerophyllous scrub
  • Natural and semi-natural grasslands
  • Lectic status (Cane & Sipes) Oligolectic
    Lectic status (Müller & Kuhlmann) Broadly oligolectic
    Lectic status (Robertson) Oligolectic
    Mode of pollen transport Underside of abdomen
    Nesting trait Excavator: Dead, rotten wood
    Overwintering phase Prepupa
    Preferred plant family Asteraceae
    Sociality Solitary
    Tongue length Long
    Voltinism Univoltine

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