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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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bee - Osmia
Copyright © 2019 Larry Reis

bee - Osmia
Lake Meyer Park, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
April 24, 2018
Size: 11 mm
There aren't many brown bees with eye color other than black in early spring here in Iowa that I could find, but some bees in the Genus Osmia are out in springtime and have green eyes like this one. Looking over the photos of possibilities, the category Osmia cornifrons or taurus seemed to be a close match. I noticed that these two bees are introduced species. On second look, neither O. cornifrons or taurus has green eyes.

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Contributed by Larry Reis on 28 January, 2019 - 10:54am
Last updated 28 January, 2019 - 9:45pm

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… John S. Ascher, 28 January, 2019 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Osmia
Thanks for taking a look at this colorful bee and confirming it is indeed Osmia, John!
… Larry Reis, 28 January, 2019 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

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