A small spring Andrena, the female uses pollen from Zizia plants to provision her nest. This specimen was captured by Nancy Adamson in the mountains of West Virginia.
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Andrena ziziae, M, Face, VA, Giles County
A small spring Andrena, the female uses pollen from Zizia plants to provision her nest. This specimen was captured by Nancy Adamson in the mountains of West Virginia.
Andrena ziziaformis, M, Back, VA Giles County
Andrena ziziaformis meaning ... of the form of zizia...meaning kind of like Andrena zizia....which means the Andrena bee that collects the pollen of the plant Zizia...aka... Golden Alexanders. This little, tiny Andrena male has wonderful example of WIPS, wing interference patterns that show up in small Hymenoptera of many kinds. Photograph by Brooke Alexander.
Andrena ziziaformis meaning ... of the form of zizia...meaning kind of like Andrena zizia....which means the Andrena bee that collects the pollen of the plant Zizia...aka... Golden Alexanders. This little, tiny Andrena male has wonderful example of WIPS, wing interference patterns that show up in small Hymenoptera of many kinds. Photograph by Brooke Alexander.
Andrena ziziaformis, M, Face, VA, Giles County
Andrena ziziaformis meaning ... of the form of zizia...meaning kind of like Andrena zizia....which means the Andrena bee that collects the pollen of the plant Zizia...aka... Golden Alexanders. This little, tiny Andrena male has wonderful example of WIPS, wing interference patterns that show up in small Hymenoptera of many kinds. Photograph by Brooke Alexander.
Andrena ziziaformis meaning ... of the form of zizia...meaning kind of like Andrena zizia....which means the Andrena bee that collects the pollen of the plant Zizia...aka... Golden Alexanders. This little, tiny Andrena male has wonderful example of WIPS, wing interference patterns that show up in small Hymenoptera of many kinds. Photograph by Brooke Alexander.
Andrena ziziaformis, M, Side, VA, Giles County
Andrena ziziaformis meaning ... of the form of zizia...meaning kind of like Andrena zizia....which means the Andrena bee that collects the pollen of the plant Zizia...aka... Golden Alexanders. This little, tiny Andrena male has wonderful example of WIPS, wing interference patterns that show up in small Hymenoptera of many kinds. Photograph by Brooke Alexander.
Andrena ziziaformis meaning ... of the form of zizia...meaning kind of like Andrena zizia....which means the Andrena bee that collects the pollen of the plant Zizia...aka... Golden Alexanders. This little, tiny Andrena male has wonderful example of WIPS, wing interference patterns that show up in small Hymenoptera of many kinds. Photograph by Brooke Alexander.
Andrena, carlini, m, face, 2016-04-05-13.06
Of the woodland oriented bees this is regionally the most common one, Andrena carlni, this male is relatively easy to tell because of the black hairs that line the edges of the eyes and the ocelli that are set back from the back of the head. Photography by Amanda Robinson.
Of the woodland oriented bees this is regionally the most common one, Andrena carlni, this male is relatively easy to tell because of the black hairs that line the edges of the eyes and the ocelli that are set back from the back of the head. Photography by Amanda Robinson.
Andrena, miserabilis, f, left, Maryland, P.G
Various Andrena, adding to the catalog....most with bad hair. Sigh.
Various Andrena, adding to the catalog....most with bad hair. Sigh.
Andrena-crataegi,-female,-back
Andrena crataegi, female
Andrena-fragilis,-male,-back
Andrena fragilis, male, Cecil County, Maryland, June 2012
Andrena fragilis, male, Cecil County, Maryland, June 2012
Andrena-fragilis,-male,-face
Andrena fragilis, Cecil County, Maryland
Andrena fragilis, Cecil County, Maryland
Andrena-fragilis,-male,-side
Andrena fragilis, male, Cecil County, Maryland, June 2012
Andrena fragilis, male, Cecil County, Maryland, June 2012
Andrena-gardineri,-female,-back
Andrena gardineri, Maryland, Garrett County, May 2012
Andrena gardineri, Maryland, Garrett County, May 2012
Andrena-gardineri,-female,-face
Andrena gardineri, female, Garrett County, Maryland
Andrena gardineri, female, Garrett County, Maryland
Andrena-gardineri,-female,-side
Andrena gardineri, female side, May 2012 Garrett County, Maryland
Andrena gardineri, female side, May 2012 Garrett County, Maryland
Andrena-imitatrix,-female,-back2012-06-04-11.02.26-ZS-PMax
Andrena-imitatrix,-female,-back2012-06-04-11.02.26-ZS-PMaxMaryland
Andrena-miserabilis,-male,-face
Maryland
Andrena-miserabilis,-male,-pronotal-collar,-dorsal-view
Andrena-miserabilis,-male,-pronotal-collar,-dorsal-viewAndrena miserabilis, showing sharp pronotal corners
Andrena-miserabilis,-male,-pronotal-collar,-dorsal-view
Andrena-miserabilis,-male,-pronotal-collar,-dorsal-viewAndrena miserabilis, showing sharp pronotal corners
Andrena-nigrihirta,-female,-face
Andrena nigrihirta, female, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
Andrena nigrihirta, female, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan
Andrena-nigrihirta,-female,-side
Andrena nigrihirta, female, National Park Service
Andrena nigrihirta, female, National Park Service
Andrena-nuda,-female,-abdomen
Andrena nuda, Somerset County, Maryland, April 2012, female
Andrena nuda, Somerset County, Maryland, April 2012, female
Andrena-nuda,-female,-side
Andrena nuda, Somerset County, Maryland, April 2012, female
Andrena nuda, Somerset County, Maryland, April 2012, female
Andrena-rudbeckiae,-male,-face
Andrena rudbeckiae, male, June, 2012 Kent County, Maryland
Andrena rudbeckiae, male, June, 2012 Kent County, Maryland