Andrena alleghaniensis

The Appalachian miner bee[1] (Andrena alleghaniensis) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is Alleghany andrena. It is found in North America.[2][3][4] Its nests typically only have one or two cells. Adults overwinter in soil. [5]

Andrena alleghaniensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Andrena
Species:
A. alleghaniensis
Binomial name
Andrena alleghaniensis
Viereck, 1907

References

  1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. "Andrena alleghaniensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Andrena alleghaniensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. Batra, Suzanne W. T. (1990). "Bionomics of a Vernal Solitary Bee Andrena (Scrapteropsis) alleghaniensis Viereck in the Adirondacks of New York (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society. 63 (2): 260–266. eISSN 1937-2353. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25085175. Retrieved 2023-05-01.

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