Natural History Photographs

by Cor Zonneveld


Family Apidae - subfamily Megachilinae

genus Anthidium


Anthidium manicatum












top left: Amstelveen, the Netherlands; 30 June 2007.
others: Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 13 June 2007.

Amstelveen, the Netherlands; 19 June 2007.
Male feeding at Blackberry, Rubus spec.


Anthidium oblongatum






Malvaglia (Tessin), Switzerland; 19 July 2007.
Feeding at Lotus ocrniculatus growing on edge of vine yard.

Kell am See, Germany; 16 July 2008.
Male perching in territory.


Anthidium scapulare


Malvaglia (Tessin), Switzerland; 19 July 2007. Habitat
Feeding at Centaurea spec.


Anthidium strigatum
Bank of river Meuse near De Hamert, the Netherlands; 9 June 2007.

Feeding on Lotus cornucilatus.


Anthidium spec.
Karadere, Turkey; 7 June 2009.


Anthidium spec. Anthidium spec.
Patara (Muğla), Turkey; 14 June 2009. Patara (Muğla), Turkey; 14 June 2009.



Anthidium spec.
Göksu delta (Mersin), Turkey; 16 June 2011.


Anthidium s.l. spec.
Asmadere (Batman), Turkey; 14 June 2010.