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One of the relatively few fall Andrena species. As the name implies, it is a lover of asters, and probably only uses Aster pollen to feed its young. (S. Droege, pers. comm.)
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A male Andrena asteris collected in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2013). Sam Droege notes that this species is a specialist of aster pollen in the fall.
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A female Aster Andrena in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/10/2013).
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A male Aster Andrena in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/3/2013).
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An Aster Andrena in Hampshire Co., West Virginia (6/11/2013). Image processed by Brooke Alexander.
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An Aster Andrena in Hampshire Co., West Virginia (6/11/2013). Image processed by Brooke Alexander.
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Source: Wikipedia
Andrena asteris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Andrenidae |
Genus: | Andrena |
Species: | A. asteris
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Binomial name | |
Andrena asteris Robertson, 1891
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The aster miner bee[1] (Andrena asteris) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][4]
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Collecting pollen
References
[edit]- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ "Andrena asteris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Andrena asteris". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Andrena asteris species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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
[edit]- Media related to Andrena asteris at Wikimedia Commons