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mason bee? - Osmia lignaria
Copyright © 2020 Larry Reis

mason bee? - Osmia lignaria
Lake Meyer Park, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
April 23, 2019
Size: ~10 mm
This beautiful blue bee looks like a mason bee, but I'm not sure if it can be narrowed down further if it is in the Osmia genus.

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Contributed by Larry Reis on 28 April, 2020 - 7:57am
Last updated 6 September, 2020 - 9:52pm

Moved
Moved from Mason bees and relatives.
… John S. Ascher, 6 September, 2020 - 9:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Osmia lignaria
Thanks so much for identifying this mason bee as Osmia lignaria, John! I've read a lot about the blue mason bee since it can be an important pollinator for fruit trees in the springtime, so it's nice to know that I finally found one!
… Larry Reis, 7 September, 2020 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

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