Image to followAI-generated illustrationOsmia leaiana
Osmia leaiana
Family: MegachilidaeGenus: Osmianative in Germany
native in Germany
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32
Plants
visited
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36
Interactions
documented
About this species
Osmia leaiana is a univoltine, oligolectic solitary bee in the family Megachilidae, recorded in Great Britain.
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Visited plants
Yearly cycle
The species has a single generation per year, with adults active in June, July and August.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligolektisch
Generationen/Jahr
univoltin
Scientific profile
Osmia leaiana is a solitary bee of the family Megachilidae. Females have an intertegular distance of 2.75 mm and a tongue length of 4.93 mm. The species is univoltine, producing one generation per year, and is oligolectic, specialising on a limited range of host plants. Adults fly between June and August. On the German Red List it is assessed as vulnerable (category 3).
Visited plants
32 plants are visited by this species
Cirsium arvenseRubus fruticosusAjuga reptansBallota nigra subsp. nigraCirsium dissectumSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisArctium minusCirsium palustreCentaurea scabiosaJacobaea vulgarisLophiolepis eriophoraArctium lappaScorzoneroides autumnalisJacobaea aquaticaCentaurea cyanusCirsium tuberosumLeontodon hispidusSenecio squalidusPilosella officinarumJacobaea erucifoliaCirsium acauleSonchus arvensisCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgarePilosella aurantiacaCrepis capillarisSinapis arvensis subsp. arvensisVeronica politaHeracleum sphondyliumHelianthus annuusCirsium heterophyllumCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraMalus domestica
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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