Anthidium manicatum (Megachilidae) in Colorado Springs - Anthidium manicatum

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Copyright © 2005 Adalbert Goertz

Anthidium manicatum (Megachilidae) in Colorado Springs - Anthidium manicatum -

Colorado Springs, Deerfield Hills (N38° 47.041' , W104° 44.930'), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
May 27, 2005
Size: L = 11 mm (female);

Found on Lupinus hartwegii in Colorado Springs. Fem: L = 10-11 mm; Male: L = 17-18 mm;
an European immigrant about to conquer the Western US. Prefers to visit blue bisymmetric flowers. Black-yellow; 6 (male), 5 (fem) abd bands widely top-cut;
white or yellow jbscopa;black meso-notum w/1 side spot or side band;2 yellow dots on occiput;black meta-notum,
some with 2 dots;black-yellow legs;yellow "cracked-V"-shaped face mark; hover and bolt flight. Common throughout June.
The most frequent Anthidium species in this area.

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Anthidium manicatum (Megachilidae) on Lupinus hartwegii in Colorado Springs - Anthidium manicatum - male

Anthidium manicatum (Megachilidae) in Colorado Springs - Anthidium manicatum - male - female

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Contributed by Adalbert Goertz on 19 June, 2005 - 1:01am
Last updated 8 July, 2010 - 1:41pm

PhotoShop?

I'll bet if this image were lightened in an image-processing program like PhotoShop, more detail could be seen.

… Jim McClarin, 19 June, 2005 - 2:09am

Photoshop

I lightened it and changed the color cast slightly. Is it better?

… Beatriz Moisset, 8 July, 2010 - 1:41pm

Ha, ha!

Can't recall what old one looked like lo these many years later but if you worked on it, I'm sure it's better.

… Jim McClarin, 11 July, 2010 - 9:09am

...

It looked like the accompanying image, a little darker and with a stronger reddish color cast.

… Beatriz Moisset, 11 July, 2010 - 9:39am

Pocito

mejor

… Jim McClarin, 11 July, 2010 - 9:48am

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