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Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee

Hoplitis adunca

Classification

Class
Insecta

Anchusa officinalis, also knowns as common bugloss or common alkanet, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family. It is native to Europe and small parts of western Asia, but has been escaped from cultivation to grow in additional locations in Europe and the Americas. The flowers are noted for their popularity with bumblebees due to a large nectar flow.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 1,129Switzerland · 473Netherlands · 370Luxembourg · 35France · 25Belgium · 13United Kingdom · 7Spain · 3Italy · 1