Osmia cornuta ( Osmia gingerbread ) is a species of bees from the subfamily Megachilinae .
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| Osmia cornuta ( Latreille , 1805 ) |
Description
A bee with a length of 10 to 15 mm. The abdomen is completely covered with red long hairs, while the rest of the body is also long, but black. [one]
Distribution
It is found in Europe , North Africa , in the north and southwest of Asia .
Ecology and habitats
It feeds on nectar and pollen of species of 13 plant families.
Development
A bee makes nests in different crevices between stones in rocks or in cracked cladding of old houses, but more often in dead wood (boards, beams, logs). [one]
Subspecies
- Subspecies: Osmia cornuta cornuta (Latreille, 1805)
- Subspecies: Osmia cornuta divergens Friese , 1920
- Subspecies: Osmia cornuta neoregaena Mavromoustakis, 1938
- Subspecies: Osmia cornuta quasirufa Peters, 1978
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Notes
- β 1 2 Mauerbienen: Osmia cornuta (German)