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Andrena
Andrena, commonly called the mining bee, is the largest genus in the family Andrenidae, and is nearly worldwide in distribution, with the notable exceptions of Oceania and South America. With over 1,300 species, it is one of the largest of all bee genera. Species are often brown to black with whitish abdominal hair bands, though other colors are possible, most commonly reddish, but also including metallic blue or green.
60 branches of this group, most-observed first
Tawny Mining Bee
speciesAndrena fulva
Clark's Mining Bee
speciesAndrena clarkella
Milwaukee Mining Bee
speciesAndrena milwaukeensis
Frigid Mining Bee
speciesAndrena frigida
Small Sallow Mining Bee
speciesAndrena praecox
Coppice Mining Bee
speciesAndrena helvola
Nycthemeral Miner
speciesAndrena nycthemera
Brown-fovea Miner
speciesAndrena rufosignata
Bilberry Mining Bee
speciesAndrena lapponica
Painted Mining Bee
speciesAndrena fucata
Mellow Miner
speciesAndrena mitis
Tridentate Miner
speciesAndrena tridens
Meadow Parsnip Miner Bee
speciesAndrena thaspii
Carolina Miner Bee
speciesAndrena carolina
Large Sallow Mining Bee
speciesAndrena apicata
Azalea Mining Bee
speciesAndrena cornelli
Blackthorn Mining Bee
speciesAndrena varians
Andrena rogenhoferi
speciesAndrena rogenhoferi
Andrena nawai
speciesAndrena nawai
Broad-margined Mining Bee
speciesAndrena synadelpha
Toothed Miner Bee
speciesAndrena mandibularis
Large-toothed Miner
speciesAndrena perarmata
Andrena mikado
speciesAndrena mikado
Shifty Miner Bee
speciesAndrena saccata
Andrena batava
speciesAndrena batava
Buckell's Miner Bee
speciesAndrena buckelli
Partly-haired Miner Bee
speciesAndrena hemileuca
Victoria Miner Bee
speciesAndrena vicinoides
Macoupin County Miner Bee
speciesAndrena macoupinensis
Andrena hondoica
speciesAndrena hondoica
Andrena bulgariensis
speciesAndrena bulgariensis
Andrena aburana
speciesAndrena aburana
Andrena lanhami
speciesAndrena lanhami
Andrena monoensis
speciesAndrena monoensis
Andrena monogonoparia
speciesAndrena monogonoparia
Andrena maukensis
speciesAndrena maukensis
Andrena mangkamensis
speciesAndrena mangkamensis
Andrena mali
speciesAndrena mali
Andrena morosa
speciesAndrena morosa
Andrena kamtschatkaensis
speciesAndrena kamtschatkaensis
Andrena jugorum
speciesAndrena jugorum
Andrena jennei
speciesAndrena jennei
Andrena jeholensis
speciesAndrena jeholensis
Andrena ishiharai
speciesAndrena ishiharai
Andrena valentinae
speciesAndrena valentinae
Andrena solutiscopa
speciesAndrena solutiscopa
Andrena scutellaris
speciesAndrena scutellaris
Andrena saragamineensis
speciesAndrena saragamineensis
Andrena sagarmathana
speciesAndrena sagarmathana
Andrena submediocalens
speciesAndrena submediocalens
Andrena stictigastra
speciesAndrena stictigastra
Andrena genalis
speciesAndrena genalis
Andrena esakii
speciesAndrena esakii
Andrena durangoensis
speciesAndrena durangoensis
Andrena deppeana
speciesAndrena deppeana
Andrena babai
speciesAndrena babai
Andrena aino
speciesAndrena aino
Andrena orchidea
speciesAndrena orchidea
Shiny Miner Bee
speciesAndrena fulgida
Andrena inconstans
speciesAndrena inconstans
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 571358.