Andrena accepta

The two-spotted miner bee^[1] (Andrena accepta) is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in Central America and North America.^[2][3][4] Members of the species have communal nests made of many cells. They live in desert scrub habitat. Their primary host plants belong to the genus Helianthus.^[5]

Andrena accepta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Andrenidae
Genus:	Andrena
Species:	A. accepta
Binomial name
Andrena accepta Viereck, 1916

References

1. "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
2. "Andrena accepta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Andrena accepta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. "Andrena accepta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
5. Rozen, Jerome G. (1973). "Biology Notes on the Bee Andrena accepta Viereck (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 81 (1): 54–61. ISSN 0028-7199. JSTOR 25008852.

Further reading

• Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
• Michener, Charles D. (2007). The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0801885730.

External links

• Media related to Andrena accepta at Wikimedia Commons