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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 Helicosmia (Osmia Subgenus Helicosmia) » Osmia caerulescens
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Tiny Springtime Bee - Osmia caerulescens - female
Copyright © 2012 Matt Bearup

Tiny Springtime Bee - Osmia caerulescens - Female
Selah, Yakima County, Washington, USA
June 7, 2011
Unusually wet and cool spring. Found on a cold morning on a chive plant.

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Tiny Springtime Bee - Osmia caerulescens - female Tiny Springtime Bee - Osmia caerulescens - female
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Contributed by Matt Bearup on 10 January, 2012 - 12:21pm
Last updated 3 March, 2014 - 6:33pm

Moved
Moved from Mason Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 3 March, 2014 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Osmiini.
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Moved
Moved from ID Request.
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Megachilidae
at least, judging by the pollen basket on the underside of the abdomen.
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