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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 chalybea
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Q Bee 2 on Thistle - Osmia chalybea
Copyright © 2012 Fitz O.Clarke, Jr.

Q Bee 2 on Thistle - Osmia chalybea
Skidaway Island, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
March 27, 2012
Blueish metallic bee nectaring thistle.

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Q Bee 2 on Thistle - Osmia chalybea Q Bee 2 on Thistle - Osmia chalybea Q Bee 2 on Thistle - Osmia chalybea Q Bee 2 on Thistle - Osmia chalybea Q Bee (Osmia chalybea ?) on Yellow Thistle, Circium horridulum - Osmia chalybea
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Contributed by Fitz O.Clarke, Jr. on 27 March, 2012 - 4:36pm
Last updated 5 April, 2012 - 4:44pm

Moved
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 5 April, 2012 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 4 April, 2012 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

 
As a follow up. I believe thi
As a follow up. I have added one additional image, # 3656. I believe this species is Osmia chalybea, which has been photographed gathering underneath pollen from a primary food source Yellow Thistle, Circium horridulum.

I might point out Skidaway Island is a Ga. barrier island located app 4 miles from the Atlantic ocean. The 3 1/4 acre Sparrow Field, where species is located is sandy and app 100 yards south of the Wilmington river

I will attempt to re-locate and acquire more detailed images of the wing, etc of this rapidly moving bee as it gathers pollen. Thank you
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 5 April, 2012 - 6:08am login or register to post comments

F. Megachilidae genus Osmia
Prob. F. Megachilidae genus Osmia-amazing photos Fitz!
… Sarah Zukoff, 3 April, 2012 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

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