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Andrena geranii Robertson, 1891

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Hymenoptera > Family Andrenidae > Genus Andrena Andrena geranii - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/3092

This species has a more northerly range.

Note the slight blue metallic sheen to the body.

Appears to specialize on Geranium. (S. Droege, pers. comm.)

There are 6 records in the project database.

A female Andrena geranii in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/14/2013). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Andrena geranii in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/14/2013). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Andrena geranii in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/14/2013). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Andrena geranii collected in Wisconsin (3/5/2017). Image process by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Andrena geranii collected in Wisconsin (3/5/2014). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Andrena geranii collected in Wisconsin (3/5/2014). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

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