Subspecies
Osmia lignaria propinqua (Western blue orchard bee)
Osmia lignaria propinqua. Photo: (c) Steve Wells, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Osmia lignaria, commonly known as the orchard mason bee or blue orchard bee, is a megachilid bee that makes nests in reeds and natural holes, creating individual cells for its brood that are separated by mud dividers. Unlike carpenter bees, it cannot drill holes in wood. O. lignaria is a common species used for early spring fruit bloom in Canada and the United States, though a number of other Osmia species are cultured for use in…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
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Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
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Family: Megachilidae (Mason, leafcutter, carder, and resin bees)
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Subfamily: Megachilinae (Megachiline leafcutter bees)
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Tribe: Osmiini
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Genus: Osmia (Mason bees)
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Subgenus: Osmia
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Species: Osmia lignaria (Blue orchard bee)
- Subspecies: Osmia lignaria propinqua (Western blue orchard bee)
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Species: Osmia lignaria (Blue orchard bee)
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Subgenus: Osmia
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Genus: Osmia (Mason bees)
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Tribe: Osmiini
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Subfamily: Megachilinae (Megachiline leafcutter bees)
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Family: Megachilidae (Mason, leafcutter, carder, and resin bees)
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Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
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Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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