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title: "European Woolcarder Bee"
description: "Anthidium manicatum — Insetos e aranhas. Anthidium manicatum, commonly called the European wool carder bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees and mason bees."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/european-woolcarder-bee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Woolcarder Bee

> Anthidium manicatum — Insetos e aranhas. Anthidium manicatum, commonly called the European wool carder bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees and mason bees.

- Scientific name: *Anthidium manicatum*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 26393
- Wikidata: [Q1413325](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1413325)
- iNaturalist taxon: [62453](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62453)

## Names

- en: European Woolcarder Bee
- de: Große Wollbiene
- fr: Anthidie à manchettes
- nl: Grote wolbij
- pl: Makatka zbójnica

## Countries with the most observations

US (12030), DE (2916), CA (2860), NZ (1090), FR (1057), AT (938), GB (880), PL (420), ES (415), IT (281), PT (272), CH (230)

## Summary

Anthidium manicatum, commonly called the European wool carder bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees and mason bees.
They get the name "carder" from their behaviour of scraping hair from leaves such as lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina), similar to the way textile workers card fibers. They carry this hair bundled beneath their bodies to be used as a nest lining. Like other members of the tribe Anthidiini, these bees do not cut leaves or petals as is typical for megachilids. The males engage in territorial behaviour, aggressively chasing other males and pollinators from their territory…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthidium_manicatum

## Photo

![European Woolcarder Bee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-woolcarder-bee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mike Davidson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/209942061

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-woolcarder-bee?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).