Bufflehead Mason Bee

Osmia bucephala Cresson 1864

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Osmia bucephala (Bufflehead Mason Bee) is a species of Hymenoptera in the family Megachilidae. They visit flowers of bird vetch, Spread-Fruit Golden-Banner, hobblebush, and Spirea douglasii.

EOL has data for 14 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. (blue false indigo)
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Alaska
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q797
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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lake
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000252
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visits
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002618
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Astragalus crassicarpus var. trichocalyx (Nutt.) Barneby (groundplum milkvetch)
visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Geranium maculatum L. (spotted geranium)

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Bufflehead Mason Bee. View this species on GBIF

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