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Native Bee???

10 years ago

I set up my DSLR and let it take 700 photos so I could see what bees/insects are visiting the wildflowers I planted. The flowers that are blooming right now are Linaria. I captured at least 2 different types of bees. I think the first bee is Anthidium manicatum the other I have no idea. Any help with identification would be great.

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This post was edited by NickRose on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 23:20

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Konrad___far_north
10 years ago
Yes, looks like all native bees.
Not sure, the forth and fifth could be leaf cutter bee,.. there are allot of burrowing ground bees also, do a Google search and see if you can match something.
Nick Rose
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you. I thought Anthidium manicatum was from Europe so it wouldn't really be a native to the United States.
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