Sleepy Carpenter Bee

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.

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Chelostoma es un género de abejas de la tribu Osmiini, familia Megachilidae. De distribución holártica y oriental. Dos especies paleárticas han sido introducidas accidentalmente en América del Norte.