Andrena colletina Cockerell, 1906
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena colletina Cockerell, 1906
Common Name: Andrena colletina
Taxonomy
Andrena colletina Cockerell, 1906: 454 [♂‚]
Holotype ♂‚. USA, Colorado, Teller County, Florissant, June and July 1906, by T.D.A. Cockerell [AMNH]
Species Notes
The ♀ was described by Cockerell (1910).
The DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN) for this species is BOLD:ACE4407.
Biology
Size
♀ body length: mm; head length: mm; head width: mm; forewing length: mm
♂‚ body length: mm; head length: mm; head width: mm; forewing length: mm
Index of Area of Occupancy (IAO) in Canada (http://geocat.kew.org/): km2
References
Cockerell TDA (1906) The bees of Florissant, Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 22: 419-455.
Cockerell TDA (1910) XXXV.—Descriptions and records of bees .—XXVI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8) 5: 256‑264. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222931008692763
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Broad Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Aster sp., Chrysothamnus sp., Ericameria sp., Grindelia sp., Ericameria nauseosa, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Ericameria bloomeri
Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Montane Cordillera, Prairie