| Osmia avosetta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Osmia |
| Species: | O. avosetta
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| Binomial name | |
| Osmia avosetta (Warncke, 1988)
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Osmia avosetta is a species of mason bee. It is solitary by nature, and is notable for its distinctive use of flower petals to construct nests for its larvae.[1]
- ^ Holland, Jennifer S. (October 2010), "Flower Beds", National Geographic, 218 (6).