Biology:Andrena hadfieldi
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Short description: Species of bee
| Andrena hadfieldi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Andrenidae |
| Genus: | Andrena |
| Species: | A. hadfieldi
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| Binomial name | |
| Andrena hadfieldi Sheffield, 2020
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Andrena hadfieldi is a species of bee in the family Andrenidae that resides in the Southwestern United States,[1] named in honor of retired Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield.[2] Its discovery is based on a single holotype, initially collected in 1989 but re-examined in 2020.
References
- ↑ Sheffield, Cory S. (2020-06-29). "A new species of Andrena (Trachandrena) from the Southwestern United States (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)" (in en). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 77: 87–103. doi:10.3897/jhr.77.53704. ISSN 1314-2607. https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/53704/.
- ↑ "New species of bee named after Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield" (in en). https://globalnews.ca/news/7121293/new-bee-species-canadian-astronaut-chris-hadfield/.
Wikidata ☰ Q97063427 entry
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