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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) » Blue Orchard Bee (Osmia lignaria) » Osmia lignaria propinqua
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Strange bee - Osmia lignaria
Copyright © 2011 PSYL

Strange bee - Osmia lignaria
Richmond, London Heritage Farm, British Columbia, Canada
April 30, 2011
Strange-looking bee with a weird looking thorax. Help please? Thanks.
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Contributed by PSYL on 1 May, 2011 - 2:22am
Last updated 3 March, 2014 - 6:38pm

Moved
Moved from Mason Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 3 March, 2014 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 1 May, 2011 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

Borders
Please note the instructions on the image submission form "For consistency, please do not include any borders or other decorations around your image."
… John R. Maxwell, 1 May, 2011 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

Osmia?
Looks like an Osmia sp. with mites on its back.
… Brad Barnd, 1 May, 2011 - 2:52am login or register to post comments

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