Osmia caerulescens

Osmia caerulescens
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Osmia
Species:
O. caerulescens
Binomial name
Osmia caerulescens
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Apis caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
  • Apis aenea Linnaeus 1758
  • Apis superbus Harrus 1776
  • Apis muraria Retzius 1783
  • Apis cuprea Geoffroy, 1785
  • Apis cyanea Fabricius 1793
  • Megachile cyanea (Fabricius 1793)
  • Anthophora cyanea (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Andrena cupraria Walckenaer 1802
  • Osmia purpurea Cresson 1864
  • Osmia rustica Cresson 1864
  • Osmia melanippa Spinola 1808
  • Osmia dutti Cockerell 1922

Osmia caerulescens, the blue mason bee, is a species of solitary bee from the family Megachilidae.[1] It has a Holarctic distribution extending into the Indomalayan region, although its presence in the Nearctic may be due to human-assisted introduction.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Osmia caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)". Discover Life. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ethz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).