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collecting nectar from a wide
array of flowers.
Other predominantly polylectic genera include Bombus, Ceratina[better source needed], Heriades[better source needed]...
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drops from
leaves is also a
source of
energy and nutrients. Most bees are
polylectic (generalist)
meaning they
collect pollen from a
range of
flowering plants...
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opposite term is
polylectic and
refers to
species that
collect pollen from a wide
range of species. The most
familiar example of a
polylectic species is the...
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gingery hair. It is a
solitary bee that
nests in
holes or
stems and is
polylectic,
meaning it
forages pollen from
various different flowering plants. These...
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another male's territory, the male
responds aggressively. X.
pubescens is
polylectic, so it
forages on many
species of plants. It
forages on some
plants for...
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Wintering takes place as an
imago in a cocoon.
Osmia cornuta is
extremely polylectic. So far, the use of the
pollen of the 14
plant families Aceraceae, Aquifoliaceae...
- only been
recorded as a host of this
species in England. It is a
highly polylectic species of bee in
which the
adults exploit a wide
variety of
flowers at...
- fly in
search of a safe
place for hibernation. The
common carder bee is
polylectic,
feeding on a
variety of wild flowers,
including nettles (Urticaceae)...
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sandy soil with
patches of
uncovered sand and
flowering plants. It is a
polylectic or
generalist pollinator, and some of the
plants it has been
known to...
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Ophrys sphegodes is
pollinated by the
miner bee
Andrena nigroaenea, a
polylectic pollinator (i.e. one that
visits many
different species of flower), a...
