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Megachile ligniseca

Family: MegachilidaeGenus: Megachilenative in Germany

native in Germany

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Interactions

documented

About this species

Megachile ligniseca is a univoltine wild bee of the leafcutter family Megachilidae, recorded in Great Britain.

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Visited plants

Yearly cycle

Univoltine with adults active in July and August.

Merkmale

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

polylektisch

Generationen/Jahr

univoltin

Scientific profile

A polylectic species that gathers pollen from a wide range of flowering plants. Females have an intertegular distance of 3.55 mm and a tongue length of 6.31 mm. The bee is univoltine and adults are active in July and August.

Visited plants

37 plants are visited by this species

Thymus pulegioides Petrosedum rupestreLathyrus linifoliusScabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareCirsium heterophyllumRubus caesius Lathyrus latifolius Echium vulgare Knautia arvensis Cirsium arvense Rubus fruticosusArctium lappaCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraRubus idaeus Centaurea cyanus Jacobaea vulgaris Thymus serpyllum Rubus spectabilisLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusCarduus nutans subsp. nutansLophiolepis eriophoraLathyrus sylvestrisArctium minusPulicaria dysenterica Centaurea scabiosa Lathyrus pratensis Thymus praecox Sonchus arvensis Leucanthemum vulgare Cirsium palustreGeranium robertianum var. maritimumImpatiens glanduliferaLeontodon hispidusBuphthalmum salicifoliumCentaurea jaceaCarduus defloratus

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•EBHD — European Biodiversity Hub Database v2025, Zenodo, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17107215 (CC BY 4.0)