Osmia sanrafaelae

Osmia sanrafaelae
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Megachilidae
Genus:	Osmia
Species:	O. sanrafaelae
Binomial name
	Osmia sanrafaelae; Parker, 1985

Osmia sanrafaelae is a megachilid bee first identified in Utah's San Rafael Desert.^[1]^[2] The species' range is limited to the American intermountain West.^[1] O. sanrafaelae is a solitary nester that inhabits a wide range of ecosystems: pinyon-juniper scrubland, washes, sand dunes, and desert flatlands.^[1]

Osmia sanrafaelae measure 6–11 mm (0.24–0.43 in) in length.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Osmia sanrafaelae". NatureServe. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Parker, Frank D. (1985). "Osmia sanrafaelae, a new species from Utah's San Rafael Desert (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 58 (4): 742–745. JSTOR 25084722.

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[NatureServe-1] "Osmia sanrafaelae". NatureServe. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[parker-2] Parker, Frank D. (1985). "Osmia sanrafaelae, a new species from Utah's San Rafael Desert (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 58 (4): 742–745. JSTOR 25084722.

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