Osmia (Melanosmia) maritima Friese, 1885

A polylectic species. Pollen sources include Fabaceae, Rosaceae, Brassicaceae and Asteraceae (Westrich, 1989).

Flower records: Lotus corniculatus, Lathyrus japonicus (Fabaceae); Salix repens (Salicaceae); Taraxacum officinale (Asteraceae) (Ødegaard, 2012).

K. Larsson (in litt, 2016) states that it collects pollen from Lotus corniculatus and in Skane (SE), Lathyrus maritima (Fabaceae) is the main pollen resource.

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