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metallic bee Osmia? - Osmia ribifloris
Copyright © 2010 Michael Merchant

metallic bee Osmia? - Osmia ribifloris
Dallas County, Texas, USA
March 10, 2010
Size: 1+ cm body
Sent in by a pest control company. Tentatively identified as Osmia, but I wonder if someone can confirm. Is this a common insect in north Texas?
Contributed by Michael Merchant on 5 April, 2010 - 1:25pm
Last updated 5 April, 2010 - 7:14pm

Osmia ribifloris
a common, highly beneficial pollinator

never aggressive so poses no danger whatsoever
… John S. Ascher, 5 April, 2010 - 7:15pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 5 April, 2010 - 7:14pm

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