Natural History Photographs

by Cor Zonneveld

Family Apidae - subfamily Megachilinae

genus Osmia

Osmia cf. aurulenta	Osmia cf. claviventris

Onağil (Van), Turkey; 11 June 2010.	Amsterdam Waterleidingduinen, the Netherlands; 7 May 2011.

Osmia cf. leaiana

Mesnois (Jura), France; 16 July 2009.

Osmia niveata


Malvaglia (Tessin), Switzerland; 15 - 22 July 2007. Feeding at Centaurea spec.

Osmia rufa

Amstelveen, the Netherlands; 28 March 2007. Male resting at Poplar trunk, between chases.

Amstelveen, the Netherlands; 31 March 2007. Failed attempt to copulate.


Amstelveen, the Netherlands; 22 March 2009, 20 April 2008 & 2 June 2007.

Female at artificial nest.
More on nesting behaviour.

Osmia spec.

Antraigues-sur-Volane (Ardèche), France; 1 August 2011.