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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies (Megachilidae) » Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives (Megachilinae) » Wool-carder, Resin, Pebble, and Allied Bees (Anthidiini) » Woolcarder Bees (Anthidium) » Subgenus Anthidium (Anthidium Subgenus Anthidium) » European Wool-carder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)
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Pretty Bee - Anthidium manicatum
Copyright © 2006 Hannah Nendick-Mason

Pretty Bee - Anthidium manicatum
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
June 28, 2006
Size: ~12 mm
Looks somewhat like Anthidium in the guide (to me). Confirmation/correction please, whichever applies. :)
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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 3 July, 2006 - 11:47pm
Last updated 30 July, 2006 - 2:07pm

Anthidium manicatum
The most abundant Anthidium in Colorado Springs, an immigrant from Europe.
… Adalbert Goertz, 4 July, 2006 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Adalbert!
Do you think this is a female? The length and similarity to other ones in the guide, not to mention that it was close to a big patch of lamb's ears (I think females are the fluff-gatherers) seem to point that way.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 5 July, 2006 - 7:03am login or register to post comments

 
The male is about 18 mm
which I think it is. Check other images here and compare.
… Adalbert Goertz, 5 July, 2006 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

 
Here's your male/female image


and the female is closer to my (estimated) size. I actually initially thought this was a syrphid fly, by the way it flew, so I don't think it was as big as 18 mm. I may be slightly off on the size, but I usually estimate using my thumb/fingernails - so this would have been the width of my thumbnail (half an inch/12 mm).

Are there any other features that indicate a male to you, though?
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 5 July, 2006 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

 
Typically, the male is a ferocious
hover and bolt aggressive flyer. The male has apical thorns which serve as formidable wapons. Check image above which show he thorns.
… Adalbert Goertz, 5 July, 2006 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

Correct, it is an Anthidium!
Correct, it is an Anthidium!
… Martin Hauser, 4 July, 2006 - 12:14am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Martin
I've moved to genus level.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 4 July, 2006 - 7:16am login or register to post comments

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