Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies (Megachilidae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives (Megachilinae) » Mason bees and relatives (Osmiini) » Mason Bees (Osmia) » Subgenus Helicosmia (Osmia Subgenus Helicosmia) » Osmia caerulescens
Photo#117253
Cute Metallic Bee - Osmia caerulescens - female
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Cute Metallic Bee - Osmia caerulescens - Female
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
June 10, 2007
Size: 12mm
The first image, it was contorting itself and practically flipping on it's back to clean itself. The second, it was just catching some rays. The third, is just another angle.

Images of this individual: tag all
Cute Metallic Bee - Osmia caerulescens - female Cute Metallic Bee - Osmia caerulescens - female Cute Metallic Bee - Osmia caerulescens - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 10 June, 2007 - 11:53pm
Last updated 22 February, 2024 - 8:22am

Moved
Moved from Mason Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 3 March, 2014 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Osmiini.
… John S. Ascher, 6 April, 2011 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutter bees, Mason Bees, and allies.
… Beatriz Moisset, 6 August, 2009 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Leaf-cutting and Resin Bees.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 11 June, 2007 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bees and Apoid Wasps.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 11 June, 2007 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

Megachilidae.
Leafcutter bee, I believe. Not positive which genus, perhaps Hoplitis.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 June, 2007 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again.
One added note, when they would land, they would sit there opening and closing their mandibles.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 11 June, 2007 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Please move back to family level.
I don't know which genus this is, so please move back to family level, at least until John Ascher gives an opinion. Thanks.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 June, 2007 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact