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Osmia latreillei

Osmia latreillei
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Osmia
Species: O. latreillei
Binomial name
Osmia latreillei
(Spinola, 1806)

Osmia latreillei is a species of mason bee belonging to the family Megachilidae subfamily Megachilinae.

It is mainly found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, and Spain.

These mason bees are oligolectic, gathering pollen only from Asteraceae species. They fly from April through July and the larvae feed directly on pollen grains.


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