Andrena barbara

Bouseman & LaBerge, 1979

Barbara's Mining Bee, Barbara's miner

Andrena barbara is a solitary mining bee in the Andrenidae, described by Bouseman & LaBerge in 1979. It is native to North America and belongs to the large Andrena, which comprises over 1,500 of ground-nesting bees. Like other mining bees, it excavates burrows in soil to provision its offspring.

Andrena barbara by (c) James Kindt, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by James Kindt. Used under a CC-BY license.Andrena barbara male by USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory. Used under a Public domain license.Bee - Andrena species possibly barbara, Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, Virginia by Judy Gallagher. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Andrena barbara: //ænˈdɹiːnə ˈbɑːɹbəɹə//

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North America.

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