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Hymenoptera / Megachilidae - Anthidium manicatum - female
Copyright © 2005 Bruce Marlin

Hymenoptera / Megachilidae - Anthidium manicatum - Female
DuPage County, Illinois, USA
June 1, 2004
A Megachilid bee, according to following comments. This bee is nectaring on crown vetch flowers.

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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 2 January, 2005 - 1:25pm
Last updated 20 February, 2005 - 11:30am

2009
5 years later as of this writing, these bees are nowhere to be found around here anymore. They were abundant when I originally took these pictures.

I can't remember the last time I saw one.

Has anyone else noticed an overall decline in hymenoptera over the years?
… Bruce Marlin, 4 August, 2009 - 6:40pm

Anthidium manicatum
This is Anthidium manicatum a recently (80's) exotic bee from Eurasia. This is likely the first state record.
… Sam Droege, 14 February, 2005 - 11:31am

Wasp or bee?
Compare it to this megachilid bee
… Beatriz Moisset, 2 January, 2005 - 2:05pm

 
Let it Bee
I'll be darned.. no wonder I could not find anything, I was looking in the wrong place. Thanks Beatriz (and Eric).
… Bruce Marlin, 2 January, 2005 - 2:44pm

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