Andrena accepta
The two-spotted miner bee[1] (Andrena accepta) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][4] Members of the species have communal nests made of many cells. They live in desert scrub habitat. Their primary host plants belong to the genus Helianthus.[5]
| Andrena accepta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Andrenidae |
| Genus: | Andrena |
| Species: | A. accepta |
| Binomial name | |
| Andrena accepta Viereck, 1916 | |
References
- "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- "Andrena accepta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Andrena accepta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Andrena accepta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- Rozen, Jerome G. (1973). "Biology Notes on the Bee Andrena accepta Viereck (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 81 (1): 54–61. ISSN 0028-7199.
Further reading
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Michener, Charles D. (2007). The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0801885730.
External links
Media related to Andrena accepta at Wikimedia Commons
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