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Anthidium manicatum, commonly called the wool carder bee, is a solitary bee species native to Europe that has been introduced to North America and other regions. Females collect plant fibers from hairy leaves and stems, which they use to line their nest cavities, giving the species its common name....
Anthidium maculosum is a North American wool-carder bee; females line cavity nests with plant fibers, while males aggressively defend patches of flowers.
Anthidium septemspinosum is a Palearctic wool carder bee known for collecting plant fibers to line its nests, with males exhibiting strong territorial behavior.
Anthidium florentinum is a solitary carder bee in the family Megachilidae, occurring in parts of Europe and the Mediterranean region. Females scrape wool-like plant hairs, or trichomes, from leaves and use the fibers to line nest cells in existing cavities. Males are larger than females, bear conspi...
Anthidium porterae is a solitary wool-carder bee native to western North America, where females gather plant hairs to construct brood cells in existing cavities.
Anthidium oblongatum is a solitary bee native to Europe and Asia that has established populations in North America since 1995, notable for nesting in soil rather than plant cavities.
