Osmia bicolor

Osmia bicolor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Megachilidae
Genus:	Osmia
Species:	O. bicolor
Binomial name
	Osmia bicolor; (Schrank, 1781)
Synonyms
	List Apis rustica Geoffroy, 1785; Apis fusca Christ, 1791; Apis fuscescens Villers, 1789; Apis hirundinaria Christ. 1791; Osmia pyrenaea Lepeletier, 1841; Osmia fusca (Christ, 1791); Osmia rufitarsis Smith, 1879; Osmia monachiensis Strand, 1917 ; ;

Osmia bicolor, the two-coloured mason-bee, is a Palearctic species of bee in the genus Osmia. It is outstanding amongst other megachilid bees in that it nests in empty snail shells.

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