Andrena rugosa

The wrinkled miner bee[1] (Andrena rugosa) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is the rugose andrena. It is found in North America.[2][3][4]

Andrena rugosa
This specimen was shot upside down and then inverted in photoshop to see what it would look like in terms of lighting.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Andrena
Species:
A. rugosa
Binomial name
Andrena rugosa
Robertson, 1891

References

  1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. "Andrena rugosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Andrena rugosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading


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