Kingdom Animalia Order Hymenoptera Genus Osmia Higher classification Mason bee | Phylum Arthropoda Family Megachilidae Scientific name Osmia californica Rank Species | |
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Similar Mason bee, Osmia latreillei, Osmia atriventris, Megachilidae, Insect | ||
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Osmia californica is a megachilid bee, or mason bee. Native to North America, the mason bees are important pollinators. O. californica generally emerges a little later in the spring than the better known orchard mason bee (O. lignaria). Like the orchard mason bee, O. californica is a solitary nester.
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