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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.

Various Andrena, adding to the catalog....most with bad hair. Sigh.

Andrena aliciae, male

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Andrena fragilis, Cecil County, Maryland

Andrena gardineri, Maryland, May 2012

Andrena nigrihirta, female, National Park Service

Andrena nigrihirta, female, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

Andrena nuda, Somerset County, Maryland, April 2012, female

Andrena rudbeckiae, male, Kent County, Maryland, June 2012

Andrena virginiana, male, Maryland, Garrett County, July 2012

Ah, Andrena vicina one of several Andrena or mining bees that feed their babies almost entirely the pollen of blueberries. This large, honey bee sized Andrena is noteworthy for the dark pollen carrying hairs on its legs.

Ah, Andrena vicina one of several Andrena or mining bees that feed their babies almost entirely the pollen of blueberries. This large, honey bee sized Andrena is noteworthy for the dark pollen carrying hairs on its legs.

Various Andrena, adding to the catalog....most with bad hair. Sigh.

Andrena wellesleyana is one of the many Andrena species. It is also one of a number of species where the males have extensive yellow on their faces while the females are completely black. I the bulk of species both males and females have black faces.

Andrena wilkella, female, Washington County, Maryland

Andrena wilkella, male, Washington County, Maryland, MD

The most commonly captured bee in the Eastern United States is Augochlorella aurata, however, in the Deep South you start seeing some A. gratiosa, which is very, very similar, so much so that for years I thought they might be the same thing...but thankfully April Hamblin brought in a few, including a male, that turned out to be this species.

Biscayne National Park, male Florida, A Southeaster Bee of the deepest iridescence