Tag: yellow and black

• Oblong woolcarder bee (Anthidium oblongatum)

  Megachilidae > Anthidium > Anthidium oblongatum Oblong woolcarder bee (Anthidium oblongatum) thrives in human-disturbed landscapes like roadsides, backyards, and the margins of agricultural fields. This exotic anthidiine has a strong preference for exotic legumes like birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) and crownvetch (Securigera varia). This bee is distinctive with a squat build, green eyes, orange tegulae,…

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  January 12, 2023

  Anthidiine, Anthidium, Exotic, Species Page, Summer Bees

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• European woolcarder bee (Anthidium manicatum)

  Megachilidae > Anthidium > Anthidium manicatum European wool-carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) is a highly conspicuous bee of gardens and disturbed habitats. A. manicatum is stocky, with bold black-and-yellow patterning along the abdomen and yellow legs. Large males defend territories by patrolling patches of flowers and using abdominal spines to assault intruders of similar size like…

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  January 12, 2023

  Anthidiine, Anthidium, Exotic, Species Page

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