A male Osmia taurus in Catoctin Mountain Park, Frederick Co., Maryland (4/10/2012). Introduced to the eastern U.S. from east Asia by at least 2000 and rapidly spreading. Now found throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
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Richard Orr
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An Osmia taurus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/29/2016). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
An Osmia taurus in Washington Co., Maryland (5/2/2020). Determined by John S. Ascher and Nathaniel Green/BugGuide.
An Osmia taurus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/28/2016). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
Osmia taurus in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/1/2013).
Photo by
Scott Housten
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An Osmia taurus in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/26/2016). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
Osmia taurus in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/16/2023). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An Osmia taurus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/3/2020). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
Osmia taurus in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/19/2019). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Osmia taurus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Osmia taurus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Osmia taurus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Osmia taurus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/30/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved.
A male Osmia taurus in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/10/2008). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
An Osmia taurus in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (4/5/2018). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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72 Records
Status
"Accidentally introduced in North America (or possibly naturally colonized)" (Scarpulla, 2013).
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 male Osmia taurus in Catoctin Mountain Park, Frederick Co., Maryland (4/10/2012). Introduced to the eastern U.S. from east Asia by at least 2000 and rapidly spreading. Now found throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Media by
Richard Orr.
An Osmia taurus in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/29/2016). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Media by
Barbara Thurlow.
An Osmia taurus in Washington Co., Maryland (5/2/2020). Determined by John S. Ascher and Nathaniel Green/BugGuide.
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Media by
Jim Moore.
An Osmia taurus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/28/2016). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Media by
Max Wilson.
Osmia taurus in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/1/2013).
Media by
Scott Housten.
An Osmia taurus in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (3/26/2016). Verified by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Media by
Tyler Bell.
Osmia taurus in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/16/2023). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Media by
Judy Gallagher.
An Osmia taurus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/3/2020). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Media by
Lynn Strauss.
Osmia taurus in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/19/2019). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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botanygirl via iNaturalist.
Osmia taurus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/21/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Judy Gallagher.
Osmia taurus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Osmia taurus in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Osmia taurus in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/30/2020). (c) Jane Hartman, all rights reserved.
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Jane Hartman.
A male Osmia taurus in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/10/2008). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Media by
Thomas Wilson.
An Osmia taurus in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (4/5/2018). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Media by
Lori Byrne.
Source: Wikipedia
| Osmia taurus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Tribe: | Osmiini |
| Genus: | Osmia |
| Species: | O. taurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Osmia taurus Smith, 1873
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Osmia taurus is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America and Southern Asia.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Osmia taurus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Osmia taurus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Osmia taurus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Further reading
[edit]- Lee, Soon Won; Choi, Kyung Hee; Lee, Dong Hyuk; Kim, Dong-A; et al. (2002). "Distribution and collection of Osmia bees in the mountain areas of Korea". Korean Journal of Applied Entomology. 41: 263–267. ISSN 1225-0171.
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
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