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Chenosmia group including metallic green or blue Osmia

Green metallic bee - halictid? - Osmia - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)

Family Megachilidae (Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies)

Subfamily Megachilinae (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives)

Tribe Osmiini (Mason bees and relatives)

Genus Osmia (Mason Bees)

No Taxon (Subgenus Melanosmia)

No Taxon Chenosmia group including metallic green or blue Osmia

Contributed by John S. Ascher on 12 March, 2009 - 6:46pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 6 June, 2011 - 11:50am

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