Megachilidae
Osmia caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Osmia caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Osmia caerulescens is a primarily Palearctic mason bee with distinct male and female physical traits, now also found in introduced North American populations.
Osmia chalybea Smith, 1853
Osmia chalybea Smith, 1853
Osmia chalybea is a Megachilidae bee species found in North America.
Osmia coloradensis Cresson, 1878
Osmia coloradensis Cresson, 1878
Osmia coloradensis, the Colorado osmia, is a Megachilidae bee found in North and Central America.
Osmia georgica Cresson, 1878
Osmia georgica Cresson, 1878
Osmia georgica Cresson, 1878 is a Megachilidae bee species found in Central and North America.
Osmia aurulenta (Panzer, 1799)
Osmia aurulenta (Panzer, 1799)
Osmia aurulenta is a bee species found across Europe and western Asia that nests in empty snail shells, with polylectic foraging habits.
Osmia latreillei (Spinola, 1806)
Osmia latreillei (Spinola, 1806)
Osmia latreillei is a mason bee of the Megachilidae family, mainly found across central and southern Europe.
Osmia bucephala Cresson, 1864
Osmia bucephala Cresson, 1864
Osmia bucephala, the bufflehead mason bee, is a Megachilidae bee species found in North America.
Osmia spinulosa (Kirby, 1802)
Osmia spinulosa (Kirby, 1802)
Osmia spinulosa is a small Asteraceae-specialist bee that nests in snail shells across Europe and western to central Asia.
Osmia lignaria Say, 1837
Osmia lignaria Say, 1837
Osmia lignaria, the orchard mason bee, is a megachilid bee commonly used for early spring fruit bloom pollination in the US and Canada.
Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski, 1887)
Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski, 1887)
Osmia cornifrons, the horned-face bee, is a docile solitary bee native to Northern Asia widely used for effective crop pollination.
Osmia cornuta (Latreille, 1805)
Osmia cornuta (Latreille, 1805)
Osmia cornuta is an early-spring solitary mason bee native to North Africa and Eurasia, often used for fruit tree pollination.
Osmia ribifloris Cockerell, 1900
Osmia ribifloris Cockerell, 1900
Osmia ribifloris, the blueberry bee, is a North American solitary megachilid bee used commercially to pollinate blueberries.
Osmia taurus Smith, 1873
Osmia taurus Smith, 1873
Osmia taurus is a Megachilidae bee species found in North America and Southern Asia.
Osmia bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Osmia bicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Osmia bicornis is a sexually dimorphic bee common in England, with a wide distribution and flexible nesting habits.
Osmia bicolor (Schrank, 1781)
Osmia bicolor (Schrank, 1781)
Osmia bicolor is a small bee species found across Europe and western Asia in specific calcareous soil habitats.
Chelostoma florisomne (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chelostoma florisomne (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chelostoma florisomne is a small bee found across most of Europe and North Africa that associates with Ranunculus buttercups.
Chelostoma campanularum (Kirby, 1802)
Chelostoma campanularum (Kirby, 1802)
Chelostoma campanularum, the harebell carpenter bee, is a small black Megachilidae bee found across Europe, Northern Asia, and North America.
Chelostoma rapunculi (Lepeletier, 1841)
Chelostoma rapunculi (Lepeletier, 1841)
Chelostoma rapunculi is a Megachilidae bee species found in Europe, Northern Asia, and North America.
Chelostoma philadelphi (Robertson, 1891)
Chelostoma philadelphi (Robertson, 1891)
Chelostoma philadelphi is a North American hymenopteran species in the bee family Megachilidae.
Protosmia rubifloris (Cockerell, 1898)
Protosmia rubifloris (Cockerell, 1898)
Protosmia rubifloris is a megachilid bee found in Central and North America.
Anthidium manicatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anthidium manicatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anthidium manicatum, the European wool carder bee, is a naturally Old World bee that has spread widely across the globe.
Anthidium maculifrons Smith, 1854
Anthidium maculifrons Smith, 1854
Anthidium maculifrons is a Megachilidae bee species found in the United States and Mexico.
Anthidium maculosum Cresson, 1878
Anthidium maculosum Cresson, 1878
Anthidium maculosum is a megachilid bee found from the US Pacific Northwest south to Honduras, with size differences between territorial and non-territorial males.
Anthidium florentinum (Fabricius, 1775)
Anthidium florentinum (Fabricius, 1775)
Anthidium florentinum is a medium to large solitary bee with distinct physical traits between sexes and unusual population sex ratios.
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