Santa Cruz Island Reserve, California - Bees

Bees of the UCSB NRS Santa Cruz Island Reserve, part of the Northern Channel Islands in California.

Anthidium collectum

Anthidium collectum is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bees.

Anthidium maculosum

Anthidium maculosum is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bees. It is a solitary bee where the males are territorial and the females take part in polyandry. The males of A. maculosum differ from most other males of bee species because the males are significantly larger than females. In addition, subordinate males that act as ...more ↓

Anthidium manicatum

Anthidium manicatum, commonly called the European wool carder bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees or mason bees.

Megachile apicalis

Megachile apicalis is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Spinola in 1808.

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