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blue Calamintha bee

Osmia calaminthae

Classification

Class
Insecta

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 3