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Status
Common eastern bee associated with hard compacted soils such as lawns, playing fields, and dirt piles (S. Droege, pers. comm.).
Description
Nests are categorized as existing cavities, and social behavior is categorized as solitary to communal (Selfridge et al., 2017).
Relationships
The cuckoo wasp Holcopasites calliopsidis specializes in kleptoparasitism of this species.
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A female Calliopsis andreniformis collected in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/24/2013).
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A female Calliopsis andreniformis collected in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/24/2013).
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A female Calliopsis andreniformis collected in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/24/2013).
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A male Calliopsis andreniformis in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/16/2018).
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A male Calliopsis andreniformis in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/16/2018).
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A male Calliopsis andreniformis in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/16/2018).
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Calliopsis andreniformis in Howard Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Calliopsis andreniformis in Howard Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Calliopsis andreniformis in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/29/2015).
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A male Calliopsis andreniformis in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/4/2014).
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Source: Wikipedia
Calliopsis andreniformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Andrenidae |
Tribe: | Calliopsini |
Genus: | Calliopsis |
Species: | C. andreniformis
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Binomial name | |
Calliopsis andreniformis Smith, 1853
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The eastern miner bee[1] (Calliopsis andreniformis) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][4] It is a specialist in pollinating Fabaceae plants.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ "Calliopsis andreniformis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Calliopsis andreniformis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Calliopsis andreniformis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ Larson, Diane L.; Portman, Zachary M.; Larson, Jennifer L.; Buhl, Deborah A. (1 April 2022). "Variation in foraging patterns as reflected by floral resources used by male vs female bees of selected species at Badlands National Park, SD, USA". Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 16 (2): 145–157. doi:10.1007/s11829-021-09881-x. ISSN 1872-8847.
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 Calliopsis andreniformis at Wikimedia Commons