Image to followAI-generated illustrationOsmia aurulenta
Osmia aurulenta
Family: MegachilidaeGenus: Osmianative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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39
Plants
visited
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42
Interactions
documented
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1
Host plants
known
About this species
A wild bee recorded in Britain, Osmia aurulenta is active from March to August.
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Yearly cycle
Adults are on the wing from March to August, with a single generation per year.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
polylektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Osmia aurulenta is recorded in Britain. It is a univoltine species, producing one generation each year. It is polylectic, collecting pollen from a wide range of flowering plants. Adult females have an intertegular distance of 2.92 mm and a tongue length of 5.24 mm. The flight period extends from March to August.
Visited plants
38 plants are visited by this species
Hippocrepis comosaArmeria maritima subsp. serpentiniLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusOnobrychis viciifoliaViola odorataAllium ursinumMalus domesticaTrifolium repens subsp. repensViola rivinianaCynoglossum officinaleGlechoma hederaceaViola tricolorTrifolium campestreAnthyllis vulneraria subsp. polyphyllaViola hirtaPentaglottis sempervirensDaucus carotaTrifolium hybridumBuglossoides purpurocaeruleaTrifolium dubiumTrifolium pratenseViola arvensisTrifolium mediumSalvia pratensisLathyrus vernusAjuga reptansMuscari comosumBellardia trixagoEruca vesicariaPapaver rhoeasStachys recta subsp. rectaMedicago sativaVicia villosa subsp. villosaMarrubium vulgarePilosella officinarumCalendula arvensisMalva sylvestrisCoronilla varia
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)
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