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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 Osmia (Osmia Subgenus Osmia)

Subgenus Osmia

Hornfaced Bee · Blue Orchard Bee · Blueberry Mason Bee · Taurus Mason Bee · cornifrons or taurus

Species Osmia cornifrons - Hornfaced Bee
Bee house, the next generation - Osmia cornifrons - male What bee? It is a bee isn't it? - Osmia cornifrons Osmia cornifrons - female reminiscent of anthophora - Osmia cornifrons Megachile? - Osmia cornifrons - female Megachile? - Osmia cornifrons - female Bee or wasp found in mason bee nest - Osmia cornifrons - male Osmia - Osmia cornifrons - female

Species Osmia lignaria - Blue Orchard Bee
Bee - Osmia lignaria - female Blurry Bee - Osmia lignaria - female Bee - Osmia lignaria - female Blue Orchard Bee - Osmia lignaria - male Blue Orchard Bee - Osmia lignaria - male Megachilidae ?? - Osmia lignaria - male Bee - Osmia lignaria - male

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

Species Osmia taurus - Taurus Mason Bee
Mason Bee - Osmia taurus - female Mason Bee - Osmia taurus - female Mason Bee - Osmia taurus - female Mason Bee (Osmia Taurus) - Osmia taurus - male Mason Bee - Osmia taurus - male Osmia taurus? - Osmia taurus - female

cornifrons or taurus
Small bee - Osmia Bee - Osmia Osmia ? - Osmia unknown mud tunnel bees - Osmia Apid or colletid?1 - Osmia Honeybee - Osmia Osmia Sp. - Osmia Colletes(?) - Osmia


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