Anthidium palmarum

Anthidium palmarum · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Megachilidae

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Anthidium palmarum
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Anthidium palmarum is a bee in the Megachilidae family, which includes leaf-cutter, carder, and mason bees. It is found across Middle America and North America. A synonym for this species is Anthidium palmarum micheneri.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Anthidium palmarum belongs to the Megachilidae family of bees.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes Middle America and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Oregon.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

Same family (Megachilidae)

European Woolcarder BeeEuropean Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatumRed Mason BeeRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisCan stingEuropean Orchard BeeEuropean Orchard BeeOsmia cornutaSculptured Resin BeeSculptured Resin BeeMegachile sculpturalisOblong Woolcarder BeeOblong Woolcarder BeeAnthidium oblongatumFlat-tailed Leafcutter BeeFlat-tailed Leafcutter BeeMegachile mendica

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthidium_palmarum

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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