Category: Anthidiellum
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Anthidiellum
Anthidiellum are tiny, compact black-and-yellow anthidiines. Bees in this genus build nests out of tree resin, carefully molded into a jug-like structure that hangs from vegetation and contains a single developing offspring. Anthidiellum can be locally abundant, especially when host plants are plentiful, and males and females are often seen mating for extended periods of…
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Northern rotund-resin bee (Anthidiellum notatum)
Megachilidae > Anthidiellum > Anthidiellum notatum Dry, dusty fields with weedy legumes offer a good chance of finding northern rotund resin bees (Anthidiellum notatum). Although scarce throughout the region, this tiny black-and-yellow anthiidine can be locally abundant, provided suitable legumes are in flower (exotic weedy legumes are perfectly acceptable). This distinctive bee is unlikely to…