Osmia latreillei

Osmia latreillei
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 Bees 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 larvae feed directly on pollen grains.

References

• Wafa, A. K. & A. A. El-Berry, 1972b. Nesting behaviour of Osmia latreillei Spin. and Osmia submicans Mor. Hymenoptera: Megachilidae. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Egypte 55: 363-372
• Mara Surez-Cervera; Jess Marquez; Jordi Bosch; Juan Seoane-Camba - An Ultrastructural Study of Pollen Grains Consumed by Larvae of Osmia Bees (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)

External links

• Biolib
• Fauna Europaea