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stocky bee with long antenna - Anthidium manicatum - male
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stocky bee with long antenna - Anthidium manicatum - Male
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
July 27, 2015
Contributed by KCWildlife on 27 July, 2015 - 3:18pm
Last updated 17 June, 2019 - 11:49pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 27 July, 2015 - 7:05pm

Male!
This is a widespread bee, with some slight color variations. Your bee looks like a male European Wool-carder Bee, Anthidium manicatum. Here is one from Washington:


Good Luck!
… Bob Biagi, 27 July, 2015 - 3:49pm

 
Thank you, Bob. I thought it
Thank you, Bob. I thought it was a Wool-carder and it was in an area where there were loads of them. It just looked so much larger than the standard fare.
… KCWildlife, 27 July, 2015 - 4:06pm

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