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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees » Leaf-cutter bees, Mason Bees, and allies (Megachilidae) » Megachilinae » Osmiini » Mason Bees (Osmia) » Subgenus Osmia (Osmia Subgenus Osmia)

Subgenus Osmia

Hornfaced bee · Blue orchard bee · Osmia ribifloris · Osmia taurus · cornifrons or taurus

Species Osmia cornifrons - Hornfaced bee
Bee at my bee houses - Osmia cornifrons - female Bee at my bee houses - Osmia cornifrons - female More bees at my bee house - Osmia cornifrons - female

Species Osmia lignaria - Blue orchard bee
Megachilidae ?? - Osmia lignaria - male Osmia lignaria propinqua - Osmia lignaria - female Osmia lignaria propinqua - Osmia lignaria - female Megachilidae 01b - Osmia lignaria - female Blue Orchard Bee - Osmia lignaria propinqua - Osmia lignaria - female Osmia lignaria lignaria - Osmia lignaria - female Osmia lignaria lignaria - Osmia lignaria - female Osmia lignaria lignaria - Osmia lignaria - female

Species Osmia ribifloris
unknown metallic blue bee - Osmia ribifloris - male Osmia ribifloris - female Blueberry Bee - Osmia ribifloris Blueberry Bee - Osmia ribifloris Blueberry Bee - Osmia ribifloris - male Osmia ribifloris - Osmia ribifloris - female

Species Osmia taurus
Mason Bee - Osmia taurus - male Mason Bee (Osmia Taurus) - Osmia taurus - male Bee ID Request [2008] - Osmia taurus - male Bee ID Request [2008] - Osmia taurus - male Bee ID Request [2008] - Osmia taurus - male Mason Bee (Osmia Taurus) - Osmia taurus - female Bee - Andrena spp? - Osmia taurus - male Bee - Andrena spp? - Osmia taurus - male

cornifrons or taurus
Mason Bee (Osmia (Osmia)) - Osmia - male Mason Bee (Osmia (Osmia)) - Osmia - male Mason Bee (Osmia (Osmia)) - Osmia - male Mason Bee (Osmia (Osmia)) - Osmia - male Early spring bee - Osmia - male Early spring bee - Osmia Bee ID Request - Osmia - male Small Bee 2009 1 - Osmia - male


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