Azalea Andrena
Andrena cornelli Viereck, 1907
Azalea Andrena: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/3080
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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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Andrena cornelli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Andrena
Species:
A. cornelli
Binomial name
Andrena cornelli
Viereck, 1907
Female on azalea flower

Andrena cornelli, the azalea miner, is a species of mining bee in the family Andrenidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1] The only bee species oligolectic on azalea (Rhododendron spp.) with widely spaced scopa hairs that can carry the type of pollen of these plants.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Andrena cornelli Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. ^ "Andrena cornelli species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. ^ "Andrena cornelli". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. ^ "Andrena cornelli Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-07.