About Osmia ribifloris Cockerell, 1900
Osmia ribifloris Cockerell, 1900 is a megachilid bee, one of multiple species commonly called blueberry bees. It is a solitary bee native to western North America, with confirmed distribution across Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico. In the wild, this species typically gathers pollen from plants in the family Ericaceae, and it prefers manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.) and Oregon Grape as host plants. It is capable of pollinating blueberries, and is sometimes used commercially to pollinate blueberry crops.
