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Species Osmia ribifloris - Blueberry Mason Bee

Green bee #2 - Osmia ribifloris - female Small Bee on Willow Catkins - Osmia ribifloris Osmia ribifloris ribifloris - Osmia ribifloris - female Blueberry Bee - Osmia ribifloris - male Metallic green bee - Osmia ribifloris - male Osmia ribifloris - male Dark Metallic Green Bee - Osmia ribifloris - 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 Osmia)
Species ribifloris (Blueberry Mason Bee)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Osmia biedermanni Michener 1936
Explanation of Names
Osmia ribifloris Cockerell 1900
Range
w. US east to AL in the south; n. Mexico (map)(1)
Food
The larvae feed on pollen of various flowers, blueberries in particular; known floral associations
Remarks
considered a good pollinator of blueberries
Internet References
Species page
Works Cited
1.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 24 February, 2008 - 12:57pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher, v belov, hg, PaleoJon
Last updated 23 June, 2022 - 8:36pm

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