Osmia atriventris

Osmia atriventris
Osmia atriventris, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Osmia
Species:
O. atriventris
Binomial name
Osmia atriventris
Cresson, 1864

Osmia atriventris, sometimes referred to as the Maine blueberry bee, is a megachilid bee native to eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Alberta in the north, and Iowa to Georgia in the south.[1] This solitary bee normally gathers pollen from many different flowers, but will pollinate blueberries, and is sometimes used commercially for this purpose.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Osmia atriventris Cresson, 1864". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. ^ Drummond, Francis A. (2003). "Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries - 630-Wild Bee Conservation for Wild Blueberry Fields". Cooperative Extension: Maine Wild Blueberries. Retrieved 2023-04-20.


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