Common name: Blue Calamintha Bee

Scientific name: Osmia calaminthae Rightmyer, Ascher, and Griswold, 2011

Class:

Insecta (Insects)

Order:

Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants, Sawflies)

Family:

Megachilidae

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Terrestrial:

Shrubland/chaparral

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G1

Critically Imperiled globally - At very high risk of extinction due to extreme rarity or other factors; typically 5 or fewer populations or locations in the world, very few individuals, very restricted range, very few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or very steep declines.

State conservation status rank:

SU

Unrankable - Currently unrankable due to lack of information or due to substantially conflicting information about status or trends.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Not Listed

Not listed or protected by New York State.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

N: Do not track

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.872575/Osmia_calaminthae/