Kingdom Animalia Order Hymenoptera Genus Osmia Higher classification Mason bee | Phylum Arthropoda Family Megachilidae Scientific name Osmia cornifrons Rank Species | |
 | ||
Similar Mason bee, Megachilidae, Insect, Osmia lignaria, Hymenopterans | ||
Osmia cornifrons, commonly known as the hornfaced bee, has been used commercially for several decades in Japan to pollinate apples, as it is now in the United States. A single hornfaced bee can visit 15 flowers in a minute. This solitary bee nests in reeds, tubes and holes in wood.
References
Osmia cornifrons Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA