Tag: spring beauty

• Spring beauty mining bee (Andrena erigeniae)

  Andrenidae > Andrena >Andrena erigeniae True to its name, spring beauty mining bee (Andrena erigeniae) specializes in collecting pollen from the spring ephemeral wildflower spring beauty (Claytonia). Look for distinctive bright-pink Claytonia pollen on the female’s hind legs. This often-abundant species occupies deciduous forests, but also suburban backyards and semi-urban settings when its host plant…

  Bee Watching

  January 9, 2023

  Andrena, Specialists, Species Page, Spring Bees

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