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European Rotund-Resin bee
Anthidiellum strigatum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Florentine Woolcarder BeeAnthidium florentinum
European Small-WoolcarderPseudoanthidium nanum
Yellow-spotted Dark BeeStelis signata
European Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Oblong Woolcarder BeeAnthidium oblongatum
Pseudoanthidium scapulare
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,665 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,665 |
| Germany | 140 |
| France | 124 |
| Spain | 66 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 60 |
| Italy | 59 |
| Russia | 52 |
| Cataluña/Catalunya | 46 |
| Poland | 41 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Practical
- StingingCan deliver a painful stingFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Mason, Leafcutter, Carder, and Resin Bees · Megachilidae |
| Genus | Anthidiellum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise European Rotund-Resin bee with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.