The Appalachian miner bee[1] (Andrena alleghaniensis) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Another common name for this species is Alleghany andrena. It is found in North America.[2][3][4] Its nests typically only have one or two cells. Adults overwinter in soil. [5]
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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. alleghaniensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Andrena alleghaniensis Viereck, 1907
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References
edit- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ "Andrena alleghaniensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Andrena alleghaniensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Andrena alleghaniensis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Batra, Suzanne W. T. (1990). "Bionomics of a Vernal Solitary Bee Andrena (Scrapteropsis) alleghaniensis Viereck in the Adirondacks of New York (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 63 (2). Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society: 260–266. eISSN 1937-2353. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 25085175. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
Further reading
edit- 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
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