Andrena robertsonii Dalla Torre, 1896    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Andrenidae   >   Genus Andrena   

Status:

This small Andrena is around fairly late in the season (May-June) compared to other Andrena and hangs on on woody low shrubs and brambles. (S. Droege, pers. comm.)

Description:

Not common and prone to being misidentified as Andrena brevipalpis.

There are 12 records in the project database.

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A female Andrena robertsonii in Baltimore Co., Maryland. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Andrena robertsonii in Baltimore Co., Maryland. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Andrena robertsonii in Baltimore Co., Maryland. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Andrena robertsonii in Washington Co., Maryland (7/7/2013). Image processed by Wayne Boo. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A female Andrena robertsonii in Washington Co., Maryland (7/2/2013). Image processed by Brooke Alexander. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)


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