A female Andrena geranii in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/14/2013). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
A female Andrena geranii in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/14/2013). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
A female Andrena geranii in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/14/2013). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
A female Andrena geranii collected in Wisconsin (3/5/2017). Image process by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
A female Andrena geranii collected in Wisconsin (3/5/2014). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
A female Andrena geranii collected in Wisconsin (3/5/2014). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
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6 Records
Status
This species has a more northerly range.
Description
Note the slight blue metallic sheen to the body.
Relationships
Appears to specialize on Geranium. (S. Droege, pers. comm.)
Citations
No citations linked for this taxon yet.
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A female Andrena geranii in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/14/2013). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
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A female Andrena geranii in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/14/2013). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
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A female Andrena geranii in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/14/2013). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
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A female Andrena geranii collected in Wisconsin (3/5/2017). Image process by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
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A female Andrena geranii collected in Wisconsin (3/5/2014). Image processed by Aaman Dengis and Brooke Alexander.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Andrena geranii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Andrenidae |
| Genus: | Andrena |
| Species: | A. geranii
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| Binomial name | |
| Andrena geranii Robertson, 1891
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The geranium miner bee[1] (Andrena geranii) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is the geranium andrena. It is found in North America.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ "Andrena geranii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Andrena geranii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Andrena geranii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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
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