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Maybe Chrysura dichroa group, but I don't know the species in the island.
Do you have an idea of the size of the specimen ? (more or less of 6 mm ?).

Nice picture !
This specimen looks like Chrysura dichroa group (maybe not dichroa with this very small size, filiformis or other species).

... of Megachilidae (Osmiini) which nesting in snails shells : Chrysura cuprea, dichroa, trimaculata rufiventris -> Osmia rufohirta, bicolor, aurulenta, (spinulosa ? ). Some ...

Gianluca!

grazie per la tua splendida foto.

L'esemplare è una Chrysura e appartiene al gruppo dichroa,
purtroppo non si può dire di più in base ai caratteri visibili dello scatto.

Ciao!
Paolo

Dear Daniela

I'm really sorry, I didn't see your post before


Your picture is absolutely GREAT!
Congratulations, even though Chrysura dichroa is a common species, I never saw them in copula.

Fantastic!!!
Thanks for sharing

Paolo

Chrysura dichroa
SW France - 29 / 4 / 2019

Hi Lukas,
wow, nice and good pics!
Til now I haven't seen a C. dichroa this season.
But today I found a new locality for C. trimaculata.

All the best Paul

Hi all in the new season

Last week I was visited my place, where is the Chrysura dichroa, trimaculata and cuprea. In these date I saw only Chrysura dichroa and new species for this place Chrysis terminata. Welcome the new season :

... types in European and Soviet museums, therefore there are some incorrect interpretations in his volumes (see also Arens' revisions of Chrysis dichroa group and Greek Holopyga ). However, he checked types from the most important collections (Paris, Budapest, Stockholm, London) and most of his ...

Hola Rafael! Hi From Chrysura genus page (https://www.chrysis.net/database/genus/Chrysura_it.php) it is said Chrysura is divided in 5 species group, 4 of which are: I RADIANS II DICHROA III CUPREA IV CANDENS V ...? What's its name? The fifth name is written in that list: ...