Osmia simillima is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It nests in twigs, buried wood, and has also been reported to nest in oak apple galls.[4]

Osmia simillima
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Tribe: Osmiini
Genus: Osmia
Species:
O. simillima
Binomial name
Osmia simillima
Smith, 1853

References

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  1. ^ "Osmia simillima Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Osmia simillima". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Rothwell, Aya; Ginsberg, Howard S. (2019). "The Bee Fauna of Coastal Napatree Point and Two Inland Sites in Southern Rhode Island". Northeastern Naturalist. 26 (3): 446–464. ISSN 1092-6194.

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