Osmia
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Osmia is a genus of solitary mason bees known for nesting in natural cavities and playing important roles as pollinators.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Osmia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17581733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Osmia Context triple: [Megachilidae, includesGenus, Osmia]
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A.
Andrena
Andrena is a large genus of solitary mining bees commonly found in temperate regions, known for nesting in the ground and playing important roles as pollinators.
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B.
Halictus
Halictus is a genus of sweat bees known for their metallic coloration and often social or semi-social nesting behavior.
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C.
Polistes nimpha
Polistes nimpha is a species of paper wasp found across much of Europe and parts of Asia, known for its open-comb nests and social colony structure.
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D.
Polistes exclamans
Polistes exclamans is a species of social paper wasp native to North America, known for its open-comb nests and complex colony behavior.
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E.
Polistes annularis
Polistes annularis is a species of paper wasp native to North America, known for its open-comb nests and complex social behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Osmia Target entity description: Osmia is a genus of solitary mason bees known for nesting in natural cavities and playing important roles as pollinators.
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A.
Andrena
Andrena is a large genus of solitary mining bees commonly found in temperate regions, known for nesting in the ground and playing important roles as pollinators.
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B.
Halictus
Halictus is a genus of sweat bees known for their metallic coloration and often social or semi-social nesting behavior.
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C.
Polistes nimpha
Polistes nimpha is a species of paper wasp found across much of Europe and parts of Asia, known for its open-comb nests and social colony structure.
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D.
Polistes exclamans
Polistes exclamans is a species of social paper wasp native to North America, known for its open-comb nests and complex colony behavior.
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E.
Polistes annularis
Polistes annularis is a species of paper wasp native to North America, known for its open-comb nests and complex social behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.