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Species Andrena biscutellata

Bee - Andrena biscutellata - female Bee - Andrena biscutellata - female Bee - Andrena biscutellata - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Andrenidae (Miner, Fairy, Allied Panurgine, and Oxaeine Bees)
Subfamily Andreninae (Mining Bees)
Genus Andrena
No Taxon (Subgenus Callandrena sensu lato)
Species biscutellata (Andrena biscutellata)
Explanation of Names
Author of species is Viereck, 1917
Range
CO, KS, NM, TX, OK
Food
Photographed on Hymenopappus flavescens (ref.)