Blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria)

Osmia lignaria (dead female posed on flower)
Photograph by Scott Bauer. License: Public Domain. (view image details)

Blue orchard bee | Osmia lignaria photo

Photograph of what is believed to be a Blue Orchard Bee, taken in New Mexico, USA
Photograph by Robert Engelhardt. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

BLUE ORCHARD BEE FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Megachilidae
Genus:	Osmia
Species:	lignaria
Common Name:	Blue orchard bee

Relatives in same Genus
Leafcutting bee (O. ribifloris)

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