''Anthidium cingulatum'' is a species of
bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...
in the family
Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees or mason bees which is found in south and central Europe east to Siberia and south to North Africa and Iran.
It feeds on the nectar and pollen of plants in the families
Asteraceae,
and
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( )
or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...
[ while males have been recorded as pollinators of the lizard orchid '']Himantoglossum caprinum
''Himantoglossum caprinum'' is a species of orchid native to southeastern Europe and the Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabia ...
'' in Crimea.
References
cingulatum
Insects described in 1809
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