Opened nests of Osmia pilicornis in dead branches (see Table 2): 12 Nests 1 and 2 with three and two brood cells, respectively, each containing a cocoon spun by the O. pilicornis larva 13 Nest 3 with one brood cell containing a cocoon spun by the O. pilicornis larva; at the bottom a pupa of Molorchus minor (Cerambycidae) 14 Nests 4 and 5 with two and one brood cell, respectively, each containing a larval provision; an empty vestibule is present between the outermost cell partition and the nest plug in nest 4, while the cell partition is part of the nest plug in nest 5.

 
 
  Part of: Prosi R, Wiesbauer H, Müller A (2016) Distribution, biology and habitat of the rare European osmiine bee species Osmia (Melanosmia) pilicornis (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, Osmiini). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 52: 1-36. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.52.10441