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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps » Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees » Leaf-cutter Bees, Mason Bees, and allies (Megachilidae) » Megachilinae » Anthidiini » Anthidium » Subgenus Anthidium (Anthidium Subgenus Anthidium) » European Wool Carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)

Species Anthidium manicatum - European Wool Carder Bee

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References
Megachilid Bee - Anthidium manicatum Wool Carder Bee? - Anthidium manicatum White fuzzy bumble bee - Anthidium manicatum Anthidium manicatum - Wool Carder Bee seen again in Sunnyvale, CA - Anthidium manicatum Aggressive bee - Anthidium manicatum - male European Wool Carder Bee - Anthidium manicatum - male Bee ID? - Anthidium manicatum Bee - Anthidium manicatum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)
Family Megachilidae (Leaf-cutter Bees, Mason Bees, and allies)
Subfamily Megachilinae
Tribe Anthidiini
Genus Anthidium
No Taxon (Subgenus Anthidium)
Species manicatum (European Wool Carder Bee)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=marginatum, obtusatum
Explanation of Names
Females collect "wool" from downy plants such as Lamb's Ears to line their nest cavities
Identification
Robust, black and yellow. Males significantly larger than females.
Range
Introduced from Europe; spreading throughout ne. & w. NA
Habitat
disturbed habitats; visits garden flowers and weeds of Old World origin; nests in cavities:

1 Wool gathering   2 Nest building
Food
It is a generalist (polylectic: uses pollen from flowers of different families) visiting preferably blue flowers with a relatively long throat. (Eickwort 1980)
Remarks
Males defend their territory very aggressively not only against other males but also against other flower visitors.
Print References
O'Toole, C. and Raw, A. (1991) Bees of the World.
Internet References
Fact sheet
Miller et al. 2002 (occurrence in OH-MI)
Species page
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 8 October, 2004 - 8:20pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset, Phillip Harpootlian, Chuck Entz, John S. Ascher, v belov
Last updated 5 December, 2010 - 12:28am

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