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Wool Carder Bee - Anthidium manicatum - female

Wool Carder Bee - Anthidium manicatum - Female
State Capitol Campus, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
August 10, 2009
Size: ~15 mm
Several individuals visiting blossoms in ornamental flowerbed along urban street.

A new state record for Iowa
as far as I can tell

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Looks like the Megachilid bee
Anthidium manicatum to me. But wait for more knowledgeable commentary.

 
Confirmed.
Female wool-carder bee. Our native species are not terribly "urban."

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