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Andrena mentzeliae
Blazingstar Andrena
Andrena mentzeliae is a solitary mining bee in the family Andrenidae, described by Cockerell in 1897. It is native to North America and is commonly known as the Blazingstar Andrena, indicating a likely association with plants in the genus Mentzelia (blazingstars). As with other Andrena species, it is a ground-nesting bee that excavates tunnels in soil to provision with pollen for its larvae.