Osmia bicolor

Osmia bicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Osmia
Species:
O. bicolor
Binomial name
Osmia bicolor
(Schrank, 1781)
Synonyms
List
    • Apis rustica Geoffroy, 1785
    • Apis fusca Christ, 1791
    • Apis fuscescens Villers, 1789
    • Apis hirundinaria Christ. 1791
    • Osmia pyrenaea Lepeletier, 1841
    • Osmia fusca (Christ, 1791)
    • Osmia rufitarsis Smith, 1879
    • Osmia monachiensis Strand, 1917
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Osmia bicolor, the two-coloured mason-bee, is a Palearctic species of bee in the genus Osmia. It is outstanding amongst other megachilid bees in that it nests in empty snail shells.

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