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Osmia lignaria propinqua

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Scientific Name: Osmia lignaria propinqua

Taxonomy

 

Torchio (1989b) indicated that Stelis montana Cresson is a nest parasite.

References

Torchio PF (1989b) Biology, immature development, and adaptive behavior of Stelis montana, a cleptoparasite of Osmia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 82(5): 616-632. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/82.5.616

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Lupinus sp., Lupinus polyphyllus

Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Montane Cordillera, Pacific Maritime, Prairie, Western Interior Basin

female; lateral view
female; lateral view
male; lateral view
male; lateral view