Osmia (Melanosmia) bucephala Cresson, 1864

Zarrillo, Tracy A., Stoner, Kimberly A. & Ascher, John S., 2025, Biodiversity of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Connecticut (USA), Zootaxa 5586 (1), pp. 1-138 : 132

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5586.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:824780E1-1CF8-4836-BD37-A8056FB4C7C7

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1458879A-FF41-FF3A-FF50-5FEFFBC9FDE1

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Osmia (Melanosmia) bucephala Cresson, 1864
status

 

Osmia (Melanosmia) bucephala Cresson, 1864 View in CoL

Bufflehead Mason

Notes: This is a distinctive species due to its large size and resemblance to bumble bees. It has been found in habitats such as a limestone quarry, powerline ROW, agricultural land, and meadows.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Megachilidae

Genus

Osmia

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