Bee - Andrena cressonii

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Bee - Andrena cressonii -

Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
May 11, 2007

The cherry tree in my front yard bloomed spectacularly this spring, attracting a lot of bees and the occasional Bombyl*ius. I'm unfamiliar with identifying bees, so I'll let somebody with higher caliber tackle this one for me ;-) For starters, I'll guess a Sweat Bee.

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Bee, for Ron - Andrena cressonii - female

Contributed by Stephen Luk on 16 May, 2007 - 10:21pm
Last updated 11 December, 2009 - 7:09pm

Moved

Moved from Andrena.

… John S. Ascher, 11 December, 2009 - 7:09pm

appears to be A. cressonii cressonii

female

note broad gena and white tergal hair bands

… John S. Ascher, 11 December, 2009 - 7:08pm

Thanks!

It's great to see these sorted out.

… Stephen Luk, 11 December, 2009 - 7:53pm

Thanks for the ID!

Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.

… Stephen Luk, 13 October, 2007 - 8:25pm

Andrena

Female. Near the top of the head, between the eyes and the ocelli, are facial fovea that give it away.

… Jason Gibbs, 13 October, 2007 - 3:57pm

Moved

Moved from Sweat Bees.

… Beatriz Moisset, 18 May, 2007 - 12:29pm

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