Osmia inermis (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Properties
Scientific Name: Osmia inermis (Zetterstedt, 1838)
Common Name: Mountain Mason Bee
Taxonomy
Distribution in Canada: Cresson 1864 [NT, as O. globosa Cresson]; Sandhouse 1939 [AB, QC, LB]; Mitchell 1962 [QC, LB]; Armbruster and Gunn 1989 [AK]; Sheffield et al. 2003 [NS], 2014 [AB, MB]; Rightmyer et al. 2010 [AK, YT, BC, AB, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, NF]; Hicks 2011 [NF]; Sheffield and Heron 2019 [BC]; Gibbs et al. 2023 [MB].
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Mason
Pollen Specialization: Narrow Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Vaccinium angustifolium
Distribution: Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon
Ecozone: Atlantic Maritime, Boreal Cordillera, Boreal Plains, Boreal Shield, Hudson Plains, Mixwood Plains, Montane Cordillera, Newfoundland Boreal, Prairie, Taiga Plains