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Andrena alleghaniensis
Species
Andrena alleghaniensis
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 Scrapteropsis)
Species
alleghaniensis
(Andrena alleghaniensis)
Size
Female: 8-11 mm. Male 8-10 mm
Range
Minnesota to New Hampshire, south to North Carolina
Discover Life Map
Season
May and June
Food
Viburnum. The Hosts section on its
Discover Life species page
lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
Internet References
Discover Life
Contributed by
John S. Ascher
on 8 July, 2013 - 12:37am
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
hg
,
PaleoJon
Last updated 16 March, 2022 - 11:41pm