Insects › Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees
Blue Orchard Bee
Osmia lignaria
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Blueberry Mason beeOsmia ribifloris
Horn-faced Mason BeeOsmia cornifrons
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
Blue-and-black Mining BeeAndrena nigrocaerulea
Cherry Plum Mining BeeAndrena cerasifolii
Western Carpenter BeeXylocopa californica
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,620 |
|---|---|
| California | 3,011 |
| Canada | 1,470 |
| Washington | 1,211 |
| Utah | 1,126 |
| British Columbia | 751 |
| Oregon | 710 |
| Colorado | 565 |
| Nevada | 539 |
| New York | 436 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Practical
- StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees · Megachilidae |
| Genus | Mason Bees · Osmia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Blue Orchard Bee with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.