A male Andrena cressonii in Maryland (5/31/2013). Photographed by Brooke Alexander.
A female Andrena cressonii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). Image processed by Erick Hernandez.
A female Andrena cressonii in Maryland (6/18/2013). Photographed by Dejen Mengis.
A female Andrena cressonii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). Image processed by Erick Hernandez.
A female Andrena cressonii collected in Westmoreland Co., Virginia (4/3/2014).
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47 Records
Status
Very common.
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 male Andrena cressonii collected in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/31/2013).
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A male Andrena cressonii in Maryland (5/31/2013). Photographed by Brooke Alexander.
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A female Andrena cressonii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). Image processed by Erick Hernandez.
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A female Andrena cressonii in Maryland (6/18/2013). Photographed by Dejen Mengis.
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A female Andrena cressonii in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/29/2018). Image processed by Erick Hernandez.
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A female Andrena cressonii collected in Westmoreland Co., Virginia (4/3/2014).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Andrena cressonii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Andrenidae |
| Genus: | Andrena |
| Species: | A. cressonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Andrena cressonii Robertson, 1891
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The dotted miner bee[1] (Andrena cressonii) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is Cresson's andrena. It is found in North America.[2][3][4]
Subspecies
[edit]These three subspecies belong to the species Andrena cressonii:
- Andrena cressonii cressonii Robertson, 1891
- Andrena cressonii infasciata Lanham, 1949
- Andrena cressonii kansensis Cockerell, 1899
References
[edit]- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ "Andrena cressonii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Andrena cressonii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Andrena cressonii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
[edit]- 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
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