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Anthidium manicatum
Adult Female Megachilid Bee
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Photographer: Bruce Marlin
ID: 0000 0000 0205 0796 (2005-02-26)Copyright © 2005 Cirrus Digital Imaging
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INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
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date of photo Apr 25, 2003
location
Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve (DuPage County, Illinois, US)family
Megachilidae
order
Hymenoptera
class Insecta
notes This is a female specimen of an introduced (invasive) species in North America. These bees are becoming extremely numerous here in Illinois - they are large and aggressive towards other insects competing for flower nectar - in this case, the crown vetch plant - Coronilla varia, itself an invasive species.photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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Adult Female Megachilid Bee (photographer)
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