Heriades carinata
| Heriades carinata | |
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Secure (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Heriades |
| Species: | H. carinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Heriades carinata Cresson, 1864
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Heriades carinata, also known as the Carinate Sculptured Mason Bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in the U.S. and southern Canada.
It is the first recorded gynandromorph in the genus Heriades.
This twig-nesting bee prefers nest openings of approximately 1/8 of an inch in diameter. Within the nest, it forms consecutive cells separated with resin. Pollen is added to each cell before the female deposits an egg and seals it.