Osmia calaminthae | |
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O. calaminthae visiting Calamintha flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Megachilidae |
Genus: | Osmia |
Species: | O. calaminthae
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Binomial name | |
Osmia calaminthae Rightmyer, Ascher & Griswold, 2011
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Osmia calaminthae, commonly known as the blue calamintha bee, is a rare species of mason bee known only from two small areas in Florida, United States. It is considered Critically Imperiled by NatureServe. The common name for the bee is derived from its distinctly blue color and its favored host plant, Calamintha ashei.