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Anthidium manicatum
I thought this was a hover fly, but when I started examining it closer, I realized that is might be a bee. Turns out it is a Wool Carder Bee, Anthidium manicatum. The species was accidently introduced from Europe to the US prior to 1963.
Urban veggie garden.
Spotted on Aug 26, 2011
Submitted on Aug 28, 2011
![Abella [Anthidium]](https://lh4.ggpht.com/hdO2GYKMTnSf6DWoshJa927t2Bn4R0cbVcf6Z2SYTldagAEaWq1WOMzeBFdHjIhunX1dlJKDn08Uyk-EeaM=s62-c)
3 Comments
Thank you textless. :)
I like its pose. :)
I just updated this spotting. I incorrectly identified it as a hover fly, it is actually a Wool Carder Bee, Anthidium manicatum. The species was accidently introduced from Europe to the US prior to 1963.