Andrena candida Smith, 1879
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena candida Smith, 1879
Common Name: Mock-orange Miner Bee
Taxonomy
Andrena candida Smith, 1879: 56 [♀]
Holotype ♀. CANADA, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, by Dr. Lyall [BMNH No. 17al368]
Andrena chlorinella Viereck, in Viereck et al. 1904b: 189 [♀] [synonymy by LaBerge (1977)]
Andrena xanthostigma Viereck, in Viereck et al. 1904b: 193 [♀] [syn. of chlorinella by *1951]
Andrena subcandida Viereck, in Viereck et al. 1904b: 193 [♀] [synonymy by LaBerge (1977)]
Andrena (Andrena) race tramoserica Viereck, 1917: 553 [♀] [doubtful synonymy indicated by Linsley (1951) and Hurd (1979), but not LaBerge (1977)]
Biology
The nesting biology and immature stages were studied and described by Youssef and Bohart (1968).
References
Youssef NN, Bohart GE (1968) The nesting habits and immature stages of Andrena (Thysandrena) candida Smith (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 41(4): 442-455. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25083737
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Montane Cordillera, Pacific Maritime, Western Interior Basin