Andrena wilkella

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]

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)

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. 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. 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. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

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