Biology:Andrena cornelli

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Short description: Species of bee

Andrena cornelli
Andrena cornelli, F, Side, VA, Gales County 2014-01-24-18.41.01 ZS PMax.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Andrena
Species:
A. cornelli
Binomial name
Andrena cornelli
Viereck, 1907
Female on azalea flower

Andrena cornelli, the azalea miner, is a species of mining bee in the family Andrenidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1] The only bee species oligolectic on azalea (Rhododendron spp.) with widely spaced scopa hairs that can carry the type of pollen of these plants.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2042299 entry