| Andrena wilkella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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, 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. It is active between April and August. Andrena wilkella has been recorded to nest both singly and in aggregations. Andrena wilkella preferentially collects pollen from Fabaceae including clover and sweet clover.
The body length of the female is 10–12 mm, and the male is 9–11 mm.
References
- "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.
- ^ Mitchell, T.B. (1960). "Bees of the Eastern United States". North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin (141): 1–538.
- V.H., Chambers (1949). "The Hymenoptera Aculeata of Bedfordshire". Transactions of the Society for British Entomology. 9: 197–252.
- 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.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Michener, Charles D. (2007). The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0801885730.
External links
Media related to Andrena wilkella at Wikimedia Commons
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