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Melitta nigricans

Melitta nigricans

Photo by HenkWallays
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Description:

A solitary bee which specialises to harvest pollen of Lythrum ( mostly L. salicaria) only. Although the plant is quite common , the bee species seems not to be so easy to find in my region... but we had some luck ;-)

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The MnMs
Mooi! Ik will jij graag uitnodigen om je spottings van Belgie aan deze missie toe te voegen: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/10903262 Mercikes!

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PublishedSeptember 6, 2014

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