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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) » Subgenus Melanosmia (Osmia Subgenus Melanosmia) » Chenosmia group including metallic green or blue Osmia (Osmia Chenosmia group including metallic green or blue Osmia)
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Green Metallic Bee - Osmia - female
Copyright © 2007 Fred Bentler

Green Metallic Bee - Osmia - Female
Lake Roosevelt, Ferry County, Washington, USA
May 26, 2007
I took this green metallic bee to be an Osmia, thought I'd check it though.
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Contributed by Fred Bentler on 11 November, 2007 - 3:33pm
Last updated 12 March, 2009 - 6:51pm

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Melanosmia.
… John S. Ascher, 12 March, 2009 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mason Bees.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 9 March, 2008 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

Osmia (Melanosmia) female
bright metallic color indicates that this is in the former subgenus Chenosmia, now included in subgenus Melanosmia sensu lato
… John S. Ascher, 11 November, 2007 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

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