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European Wool-carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)
Photo#318091
Copyright © 2009
John Pearson
Wool Carder Bee -
Anthidium manicatum
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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.
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Contributed by
John Pearson
on 10 August, 2009 - 12:41pm
A new state record for Iowa
as far as I can tell
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John S. Ascher
, 23 July, 2013 - 4:36am
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Moved
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Eric R. Eaton
, 10 August, 2009 - 1:06pm
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Looks like the Megachilid bee
Anthidium manicatum
to me. But wait for more knowledgeable commentary.
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Hartmut Wisch
, 10 August, 2009 - 1:01pm
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Confirmed.
Female wool-carder bee. Our native species are not terribly "urban."
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Eric R. Eaton
, 10 August, 2009 - 1:05pm
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