Biology:Andrena wilkella
From HandWiki
Short description: Species of bee
| Andrena wilkella | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Andrenidae |
| Genus: | Andrena |
| Species: | A. wilkella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Andrena wilkella (Kirby, 1802)
| |
Andrena wilkella, also known as Wilke's mining bee[1], is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. Its original distribution is Europe. It has been accidentally introduced to North America long ago, possibly with ship ballast.[2] It is active between April and August.[2] Andrena wilkella has been recorded to nest both singly[3] and in aggregations.[4] Andrena wilkella preferentially collects pollen from Fabaceae[2] including clover and sweet clover.[5]
The body length of the female is 10–12 mm, and the male is 9–11 mm.[5]
References
- ↑ "Floral and faunal research on utility rights-of-way at State Game Lands 33 and Green Lane Research and Demonstration Area". 2018. https://sites.psu.edu/transmissionlineecology/files/2018/08/2018-Final-Report-to-ROW-Cooperators-25urs9t.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mitchell, T.B. (1960). "Bees of the Eastern United States". North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin (141): 1–538.
- ↑ V.H., Chambers (1949). "The Hymenoptera Aculeata of Bedfordshire". Transactions of the Society for British Entomology 9: 197–252.
- ↑ Perkins, Robert Cyril Layton (1919). "The British species of Andrena and Nomada". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 67: 218–320.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LaBerge, Wallace E. (1989). "A Revision of the Bees of the Genus Andrena of the Western Hemisphere. Part XIII. Subgenera Simandrena and Taeniandrena". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 115 (1): 1–56. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25078446. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
Further reading
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Andrenidae.
- Michener, Charles D. (2007). The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0801885730.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2631787 entry
 |  |
