Osmia bicornis (synonym Osmia rufa) is a species of mason bee, and is known as the red mason bee due to its covering of dense gingery hair. It is a solitary...

in the genus Osmia, mason bees. Osmia adae Bingham, 1897 Osmia aeruginosa Warncke, 1988 Osmia agilis Morawitz, 1875 Osmia aglaia Osmia alaiensis van...

many taxa evolved despite intense male-male competition for mates. In Osmia rufa, for example, the female is larger/broader than males, with males being...

color vision which is insensitive to red but sensitive to ultraviolet. Osmia rufa, for example, possess a trichromatic color system, which they use in foraging...

floral oils from plants used to construct their nests. In the species, Osmia rufa, kin selection has also been associated with mating selection. Females...

bee, Osmia rufa. But, Ch. osmiae has been recorded in eastern Oregon, where O. rufa is not known. Chaetodactylus krombeini infestation of an Osmia lignaria...

fauna: Anthocharis cardamines Bombus pascuorum Megachile centuncularis Osmia rufa Bombus lapidarius Bombus lucorum Sterna hirundo Fulica atra Podiceps cristatus...

genus Osmia) are being used in fruit tree pollination. According to British writer Christopher O'Toole in his book The Red Mason Bee, Osmia rufa is a much...

Ljubiša; Pinzauti, M; Krunic, M (2005). "The accompanying fauna of Osmia cornuta and Osmia rufa and effective measures of protection". Bulletin of Insectology...

(Zanden, 1983) Osmia rufa (Linnaeus, 1758) Osmia rufohirta Latreille, 1811 Osmia rufotibialis Friese, 1920 Osmia saxatilis Warncke, 1988 Osmia saxicola Ducke...