Anthidium oblongatum

• Scientific name: Anthidium oblongatum
• Common name: oblong woolcarder bee
• Dimension: 8-10 mm
• Habitat: warm, dry places, arid meadows, extensively managed meadows, river banks and even urban wasteland
• Behavior: solitary
• Collective behavior: polylectic
• Nest: in various cavities above the ground, preferably in cracks in the rocks
• Parasitized by: Stelis punctulatissima
• Red list of bees in Switzerland: not endangered

Interesting Facts:

The oblong woolcarder bee prefers to nest in rock crevices, cracks in the ground and walls as well as between stones and gravel. Like other species of this genus, it lines the cells of its nest with plant fibers.