A female Andrena asteroides collected in Charles Co., Maryland (8/20/2013). Photo by Wayne Boo. Notes from Sam Droege: "Andrena asteroides, a late season aster specialist (thus the name). This species along with a number of other Andrena specialize on this group of plants, the rest of the Genus Andrena are primarily spring flower specialists. Note the very dense pollen carrying hairs on the hind femur."
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Description
Nests are categorized as ground burrows, and social behavior is categorized as solitary to communal (Selfridge et al., 2017).
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A female Andrena asteroides collected in Charles Co., Maryland (8/20/2013). Photo by Wayne Boo. Notes from Sam Droege: "Andrena asteroides, a late season aster specialist (thus the name). This species along with a number of other Andrena specialize on this group of plants, the rest of the Genus Andrena are primarily spring flower specialists. Note the very dense pollen carrying hairs on the hind femur."
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A female Andrena asteroides collected in Charles Co., Maryland (8/20/2013). Photo by Wayne Boo.
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A male Andrena asteroides collected in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/12/2013). Photographed by Wayne Boo.
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A male Andrena asteroides collected in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/12/2013). Photographed by Wayne Boo.
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