Biology:Andrena wilkella

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Short description: Species of bee

Andrena wilkella
Andrena wilkella f.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Andrena
Species:
A. wilkella
Binomial name
Andrena wilkella
(Kirby, 1802)

Andrena wilkella, also known as Wilke's mining bee[1], is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Its original distribution is Europe. It has been accidentally introduced to North America long ago, possibly with ship ballast.[2] It is active between April and August.[2] Andrena wilkella has been recorded to nest both singly[3] and in aggregations.[4] Andrena wilkella preferentially collects pollen from Fabaceae[2] including clover and sweet clover.[5]

The body length of the female is 10–12 mm, and the male is 9–11 mm.[5]

Andrena wilkella m.jpg

References

  1. "Floral and faunal research on utility rights-of-way at State Game Lands 33 and Green Lane Research and Demonstration Area". 2018. https://sites.psu.edu/transmissionlineecology/files/2018/08/2018-Final-Report-to-ROW-Cooperators-25urs9t.pdf. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mitchell, T.B. (1960). "Bees of the Eastern United States". North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin (141): 1–538. 
  3. V.H., Chambers (1949). "The Hymenoptera Aculeata of Bedfordshire". Transactions of the Society for British Entomology 9: 197–252. 
  4. Perkins, Robert Cyril Layton (1919). "The British species of Andrena and Nomada". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 67: 218–320. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 LaBerge, Wallace E. (1989). "A Revision of the Bees of the Genus Andrena of the Western Hemisphere. Part XIII. Subgenera Simandrena and Taeniandrena". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 115 (1): 1–56. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25078446. Retrieved December 23, 2021. 

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2631787 entry