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Mining Bees
Andrena
Andrena, commonly called the mining bee, is the largest genus in the family Andrenidae, and is nearly worldwide in distribution, with the notable exceptions of Oceania and South America. With over 1,300 species, it is one of the largest of all bee genera. Species are often brown to black with whitish abdominal hair bands, though other colors are possible, most commonly reddish, but also including metallic blue or green.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Melandrena
subgenusMelandrena
Andrena
subgenusAndrena
Trachandrena
subgenusTrachandrena
Plastandrena
subgenusPlastandrena
Cnemidandrena
subgenusCnemidandrena
Callandrena
subgenusCallandrena
Taeniandrena
subgenusTaeniandrena
Hoplandrena
subgenusHoplandrena
Ptilandrena
subgenusPtilandrena
Charitandrena
subgenusCharitandrena
Euandrena
subgenusEuandrena
Micrandrena
subgenusMicrandrena
Simandrena
subgenusSimandrena
Larandrena
subgenusLarandrena
Chlorandrena
subgenusChlorandrena
Bryandrena
subgenusBryandrena
Leucandrena
subgenusLeucandrena
Poecilandrena
subgenusPoecilandrena
Opandrena
subgenusOpandrena
Notandrena
subgenusNotandrena
Lepidandrena
subgenusLepidandrena
Diandrena
subgenusDiandrena
Andrena cerasifolii
complexAndrena cerasifolii
Biareolina
subgenusBiareolina
Gonandrena
subgenusGonandrena
Scrapteropsis
subgenusScrapteropsis
Chrysandrena
subgenusChrysandrena
Holandrena
subgenusHolandrena
Margandrena
subgenusMargandrena
Conandrena
subgenusConandrena
Ulandrena
subgenusUlandrena
Onagrandrena
subgenusOnagrandrena
Oligandrena
subgenusOligandrena
Truncandrena
subgenusTruncandrena
Belandrena
subgenusBelandrena
Iomelissa
subgenusIomelissa
Troandrena
subgenusTroandrena
Melanapis
subgenusMelanapis
Suandrena
subgenusSuandrena
Parandrena
subgenusParandrena
Brachyandrena
subgenusBrachyandrena
Dactylandrena
subgenusDactylandrena
Rhacandrena
subgenusRhacandrena
Cremnandrena
subgenusCremnandrena
Scaphandrena
subgenusScaphandrena
Genyandrena
subgenusGenyandrena
Rhaphandrena
subgenusRhaphandrena
Hamandrena
subgenusHamandrena
Rufandrena
subgenusRufandrena
Tarsandrena
subgenusTarsandrena
Thysandrena
subgenusThysandrena
Archiandrena
subgenusArchiandrena
Hesperandrena
subgenusHesperandrena
Erandrena
subgenusErandrena
Campylogaster
subgenusCampylogaster
Aenandrena
subgenusAenandrena
Scitandrena
subgenusScitandrena
Oreomelissa
subgenusOreomelissa
Avandrena
subgenusAvandrena
Andrena woodi
speciesAndrena woodi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Andrena in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57669.