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Sleepy Carpenter Bee

Chelostoma florisomne

Classification

Class
Insecta

Chelostoma florisomne, the large scissor-bee, is a species of hymenopteran in the family Megachilidae. Etymology The Latin species name florisomne refers to the habit of some males to sleep inside the buttercup flowers. Distribution and habitat The area of distribution covers most of Europe (Austria, Belgium, British Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, European Russia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland) and North Africa.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 1,712Germany · 798Switzerland · 483France · 71United Kingdom · 62Luxembourg · 52Belgium · 23Spain · 5Italy · 3