|
Osmia cornifrons
(Radoszkowski, 1887)
|
|
This species is similar to Osmia taurus, but has a wider spacing between the protrusions on both sides of the female clypeus. It has been used as a pollinator by setting trap nests in apple orchards in Japan.
Host-parasite relationship
Parasitized by
Leucospis japonica, etc.
|
|
Megachilidae
|
|
Osmia
|
|
|
Body length :
|
female
|
9-13 mm
|
male
|
8-11 mm
|
|
|
Distribution in Japan :
Hokkaido, Honshu
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dorsal view of female
|
Lateral view of female
|
|
|
|
|
Frontal view of female
|
|
|
|
Dorsal view of male
|
Lateral view of male
|
|
|
|
|
Frontal view of male
|
|