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Subgenus Anthidium (Anthidium Subgenus Anthidium)
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Porter's Wool-carder Bee (Anthidium porterae)
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Copyright © 2018 Nicole Rosmarino and Jay Tuchton
Cuckoo bee on Gaillardia pulchella -
Anthidium porterae
14 mi south Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado, USA
July 16, 2018
A very distinctive bee from the Great Plains grasslands. Possibly an Epeolus sp? Any help is much appreciated.
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Contributed by
Lynn Monroe
on 21 July, 2018 - 8:46am
Last updated 26 October, 2018 - 10:34pm
Moved
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Subgenus Anthidium, Typical Wool-carder Bees
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John S. Ascher
, 26 October, 2018 - 10:34pm
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Anthidium porterae
It's wonderful to get this distinctive bee to species. Thank you so much.
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Lynn Monroe
, 27 October, 2018 - 9:27am
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Moved
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Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees
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John S. Ascher
, 5 August, 2018 - 1:58am
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