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  1. Life
  2. Animals
  3. Arthropods
  4. Insects
  5. Hymenopterans
  6. Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees
  7. Osmiini
  8. Mason Bees

genus

Mason Bees

Osmia

Includes
34 native 3 introduced 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Melanosmia 19 native
  • Helicosmia 4 native
  • Cephalosmia 4 native
  • Osmia 3 native
  • Diceratosmia 2 native
  • Euthosmia 1 native
  • Mason Bees
  • Allosmia

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native mason bees All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Blue Orchard Bee Osmia lignaria 4,670 observations
  • Blueberry Mason Bee Osmia ribifloris 1,912 observations
  • Osmia chalybea 923 observations
  • Georgia Mason Bee Osmia georgica 839 observations
  • Colorado Mason Osmia coloradensis 559 observations
  • Osmia montana 220 observations
  • Texas Mason Bee Osmia texana 82 observations
  • Dwarf Mason Bee Osmia pumila 50 observations
  • Maine Blueberry Bee Osmia atriventris 33 observations
  • Osmia integra 30 observations
  • Beardtongue Scraper Bee Osmia distincta 27 observations
  • Blue Calamintha Bee Osmia calaminthae 26 observations
  • Osmia longula 22 observations
  • California Mason Bee Osmia californica 11 observations
  • Twig Mason Bee Osmia virga 6 observations
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