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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)
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Small Metallic Bee or Wasp? - Osmia
Copyright © 2017 Chanta Ly

Small Metallic Bee or Wasp? - Osmia
Vancouver, Kerrisdale, British Columbia, Canada
July 2, 2017
Size: 1/4 inch
Interesting observation: this was living in a nest (hole) in a cedar 4x4 pillar in our backyard.
I have a video of it leaving the nest. Then on Sat, July 22, I observed a different bug in the nest. I video recorded a small digger wasp (crabronina) coming out of the nest. Lately only the crabronina resides there. Is one of these a cuckoo?

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Small Metallic Bee or Wasp? - Osmia Small Metallic Bee or Wasp? - Osmia
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Contributed by Chanta Ly on 25 July, 2017 - 1:11am
Last updated 2 August, 2017 - 1:10am

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… John S. Ascher, 2 August, 2017 - 1:10am login or register to post comments

Bee
This looks to be a 'Sweat Bee', Genus Lasioglossum. Hold on for an expert to verify. Nice pic!
… EdSullivan, 25 July, 2017 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

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