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Red-tailed Mason Bee

Osmia bicolor

Classification

Class
Insecta

Osmia bicolor, the two-coloured mason-bee, is a Palearctic species of bee in the genus Osmia. It is outstanding amongst other megachilid bees in that it nests in empty snail shells. Description Osmia bicolor females are small bees, 12 mm in length, with a black head and thorax and an abdomen covered in bright ginger hair.

Distribution

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Germany · 318Switzerland · 191United Kingdom · 159France · 26Luxembourg · 13Belgium · 10Italy · 8