Genus

Andrena (Mining bees)

Andrena prunorum. Photo: (c) Ramon(Ray) Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Andrena, commonly called the mining bee, is the largest genus in the family Andrenidae, and is nearly worldwide in distribution, with the notable exceptions of Oceania and South America. With over 1,300 species, it is one of the largest of all bee genera. Species are often brown to black with whitish abdominal hair bands, though other colors are possible, most commonly reddish, but also including metallic blue or green.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
        Family: Andrenidae (Mining bees)
        Subfamily: Andreninae (Typical mining bees)
        Tribe: Andrenini
        Genus: Andrena (Mining bees)
        Species: Andrena cerasifolii (Cherry plum mining bee)
        Subgenus: Plastandrena (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Andrena cerasifolii (Cherry plum mining bee)

Subgenus: Plastandrena

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