A Osmia atriventris in Prince Georges Co., Maryland (4/14/2014).
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Status
Per Sam Droege: "This common spring species occurs throughout the East."
Description
Nests are categorized as hollow or pithy stems, and social behavior is categorized as solitary to communal (Selfridge et al., 2017).
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A Osmia atriventris in Prince Georges Co., Maryland (4/14/2014).
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A female Osmia atriventris collected in Washington Co., Maryland (8/9/2013). Photographed by Brooke Alexander.
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A female Osmia atriventris collected in Washington Co., Maryland (8/9/2013). Photographed by Brooke Alexander.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Osmia atriventris | |
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| Osmia atriventris, female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Osmia |
| Species: | O. atriventris
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| Binomial name | |
| Osmia atriventris Cresson, 1864
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Osmia atriventris, sometimes referred to as the Maine blueberry bee, is a megachilid bee native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Alberta in the north, and Iowa to Georgia in the south.[1] This solitary bee normally gathers pollen from many different flowers, but will pollinate blueberries, and is sometimes used commercially for this purpose.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Osmia atriventris Cresson, 1864". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Drummond, Francis A. (2003). "Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries - 630-Wild Bee Conservation for Wild Blueberry Fields". Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries. Retrieved 2023-04-20.