Andrena ceanothifloris cretata LaBerge, 1980
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena ceanothifloris cretata LaBerge, 1980
Common Name: Ceanothus Flower Miner Bee
Taxonomy
Andrena ceanothifloris Linsley, 1938: 270 [♀, ♂].
Holotype ♀. USA, California, San Jacinto Mtns, two miles north of Pine Cove, approx. 6000 ft., 10 July 1936, by E.G. Linsley, on Ceanothus integerrimus [CAS no. 4231]
Andrena (Andrena) ceanothifloris cretata LaBerge, 1980: 518 [♀, ♂].
Holotype ♀. USA, Oregon, Klamath County, Klamath Lake, Eagle Ridge, 29 May 1924, by C.L. Fox [CAS].
DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): BOLD:AAV7669
Distribution in Canada: LaBerge 1980 [BC].
References
LaBerge WE (1980) A revision of the bees of the genus Andrena of the Western Hemisphere. Part X. Subgenus Andrena. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 106(4): 395-525.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25078273
Linsley EG (1938) Studies in the Andrenidae of North America–I (Hymenoptera). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 23: 263-282.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Narrow Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Achillea sp., Ceanothus sp., Eriogonum sp., Salix sp., Symphoricarpos sp., Phacelia sp., Arctostaphylos sp., Ribes sp., Heracleum maximum, Ceanothus velutinus, Mentha pulegium
Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Montane Cordillera