Andrena wilkella

Andrena wilkella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

References

  1. ^ "Floral and faunal research on utility rights-of-way at State Game Lands 33 and Green Lane Research and Demonstration Area" (PDF). Penn State. 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 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. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1919.tb00007.x.
  5. ^ a b 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. JSTOR 25078446. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

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