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Poppy Small-Mason
Hoplitis papaveris
Hoplitis papaveris is a species of mason bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in the Western Palearctic, from Portugal to central Asia, including Turkey and Palestine.
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What it does
Hoplitis papaveris is a polylectic bee that flies between May to the middle of July. They nest in sandy soil, covering the brood cells with fragments petals from poppy (hence the name) but also from flowers such as Malva, Helianthemum, Linum or Geranium.
Wikipedia: “Life cycle”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 804522.