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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) » Texas Mason Bee (Osmia texana)
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Mason Bee - Osmia texana - female
Copyright © 2013 Craig Morgan

Mason Bee - Osmia texana - Female
Holy Jim trail, Orange County, California, USA
June 20, 2013
In Trabuco Canyon
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Contributed by Craig Morgan on 20 June, 2013 - 9:36pm
Last updated 14 January, 2017 - 5:26am

Moved
Moved from Subgenus Helicosmia.
… John S. Ascher, 3 March, 2014 - 7:38am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mason Bees.
… John S. Ascher, 3 March, 2014 - 6:52am login or register to post comments

resembles Osmia texana
female
… John S. Ascher, 3 March, 2014 - 6:48am login or register to post comments

Do you know if it's on coyote mint, Craig?
I think that's going to be the hot tip soon. Also watch mallow soon for native bees.
… Ron Hemberger, 20 June, 2013 - 10:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the tip.
It's a Thistle of some sort.
… Craig Morgan, 20 June, 2013 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

 
My pleasure and thanks for your quick response.
Thistle has been good to me lately. Exception: Yellow star thistle.
… Ron Hemberger, 21 June, 2013 - 12:14am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 20 June, 2013 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

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