Andrena accepta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Andrenidae
Genus: Andrena
Species:
A. accepta
Binomial name
Andrena accepta
Viereck, 1916

The two-spotted miner bee[1] (Andrena accepta) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][4] Members of the species have communal nests made of many cells. They live in desert scrub habitat. Their primary host plants belong to the genus Helianthus.[5]

References

  1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  2. "Andrena accepta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Andrena accepta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. Rozen, Jerome G. (1973). "Biology Notes on the Bee Andrena accepta Viereck (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 81 (1): 54–61. ISSN 0028-7199.

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