Red mason bee
Osmia bicornis
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A brown bee with a fat hairy body. The breast is hairy light brown and the rear orange-brown with a black tip. The ♀ head is hairy black with small antennae and long belly hairs. The ♂ has white facial hair and longer antennae. This is a solitary bee, the ♀lays eggs and some food in a little hole and closes (masons) it. ⇔ l. 10-12 mm syn. OSMIA RUFA Eggs are laid in trees, walls or human-made insect hotels. The bees are kept in agriculture for pollination of plants. There are 20 types of mason bees, and this is the most common one.
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10-50 mm
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Six
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4 wings
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Osmia bicornis [L.]
Рыжая осмия
Osmia bicornis [L.]
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