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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) » Pacific Wool-carder Bee (Anthidium palliventre)
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Anthidium? - Anthidium palliventre
Copyright © 2007 Hartmut Wisch

Anthidium? - Anthidium palliventre
Point Mugu State Park, Ventura County, California, USA
March 21, 2007
Saw this bee briefly in Giant Coreopsis,hence the pollen. Very elusive, quick to move off when I approached.
Looks like it may be an Anthidium species, or related Megachilid.
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Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 26 March, 2007 - 2:50pm
Last updated 26 March, 2007 - 4:22pm

Anthidium palliventre Cresson
a sand dune specialist, best known from California beach dunes

previously recorded from Pt. Mugu (Grigarick and Stange, 1968:28)

most records are from the summer; March is unusually early to find this species

Good find
… John S. Ascher, 26 March, 2007 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John,
for the ID & information. Though we had unusual frost days this season, there were some hot Santa Anas; could this weather have made a difference?
… Hartmut Wisch, 26 March, 2007 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

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