Murao et al. (2006) described this species and illustrate it with photos. This bee has a blue-greenish head with brown and yellowish body. It is 5.9-6.6 mm long. Its distribution is Far East Russia (Primorsky), Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yaku-shima Is.). No information is given about its social or nesting biology. Females were collected from April to October, and males from July to October. Floral associations include: Polygonaceae: Polygonum sachalinense, P. thunbergii. Ranunculaceae: Anemone flaccida, Cimicifuga yesoensis. Cruciferae: Barbarea vulgaris var. stricta, Brassica campestris, Dentaria macro-phylla var. dasyloba, Rophanus sativus var. acanthi-formis. Saxifragaceae: Deutzia crenata. Rosaceae: Crataegus cuneata, Malus pumila var. dulcissima, Spiraea cantoniensis. Leguminosae: Robinia pseudo-Acacia, Trifolium pratense. Geraniaceae: Geranium nepalense. Celastraceae: Euonymus alata forma striata. Araliaceae: Aralia cordata. Umbelliferae: Anthriscus nemorosa, Foeniculum vulgare, Heracleum dulce, H. lanatum. Scrophulariaceae: Veronicastrum sibiricum var. japonicum. Compositae: Aster ageratoides var. ovatus, A. gle-hni, Cirsium kamtschaticum, Cosmos bipinnatus, Erigeron annuus, Hieracium japonicum, Picris hieracioides var. japonica, Petasites japonicus giganteus, Rudbeckia laciniata, Senecio palmatus, Solidago virga-aurea, Taraxacum officinale. Liliaceae: Allium tuberosum, Gagea lutea.
