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Mason bee

Osmia xanthomelana

110Records since 2000
MayPeak month
1Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May55
Jun48
Jul1
Aug1
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Gwynedd Wales108
110 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 1 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
110
Peak month
May
Counties with records
1
Scientific name
Osmia xanthomelana
Group
Bees, wasps and ants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
110
Most recorded in
Gwynedd
Conservation designations
GB Red List (pre-1994 criteria), Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Megachilidae
Genus
Osmia
Name with authority
Osmia xanthomelana (Kirby, 1802)
Described
1802

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2110086 · GBIF 5039435