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Bee or Fly? - Anthidium manicatum
Copyright © 2010 Tom Arbour

Bee or Fly? - Anthidium manicatum
Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
August 15, 2010
I'm not sure if this is a bee or fly- There are two individuals here, I assume the male is on top, while the female is on the bottom.

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Bee or Fly? - Anthidium manicatum Bee or Fly? - Anthidium manicatum
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Contributed by Tom Arbour on 21 August, 2010 - 1:30pm
Last updated 21 August, 2010 - 6:50pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 21 August, 2010 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

Not an id
but maybe wool carder bee?
… metrioptera, 21 August, 2010 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Just what I was thinking


Must be something in that neighborhood, at least.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 August, 2010 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That sure does look good to me- It was nectaring on blue flowers (Lobelia syphilitica) just like the guide describes.

Thank you!
… Tom Arbour, 21 August, 2010 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

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