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European Wool Carder Bee
Anthidium manicatum
42.9634, -85.6681
Field Notes
Description:
This is a non-native species to North America. This European bee was found in Pennsylvania in 1995 & has since migrated to other states. The males are highly aggressive and may have a negative impact on native Anthidium species & native plants they pollinate.
Habitat:
Throughout the northeast U.S. Garden flowers, weeds, preferably blue flowers. Spotted on Stokes’ Aster (Stokesia laevis)
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 23, 2011
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