Osmia atriventris Cresson, 1864    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Megachilidae   >   Genus Osmia   

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).

There are 23 records in the project database.

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A Osmia atriventris in Prince Georges Co., Maryland (4/14/2014). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Osmia atriventris collected in Washington Co., Maryland (8/9/2013). Photographed by Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Osmia atriventris in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/14/2014). Photo by . (MBP list)

A female Osmia atriventris collected in Washington Co., Maryland (8/9/2013). Photographed by Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A Osmia atriventris in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/14/2014). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Osmia atriventris collected in Washington Co., Maryland (8/9/2013). Photographed by Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)


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