Andrena erigeniae Robertson, 1891
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena erigeniae Robertson, 1891
Common Name: Spring Beauty Mining Bee
Taxonomy
Andrena erigeniae Robertson, 1891: 52 [♀,♂‚]
Andrena (Leucandrena) bifurcata Mitchell, 1960: 211 [♂‚] [synonymy by LaBerge (1986b)]
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Narrow Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Claytonia sp., Prunus sp., Ranunculus sp., Claytonia virginica, Cercis canadensis, Cardamine concatenata, Erythronium americanum, Collinsia verna, Hydrophyllum appendiculatum, Populus sp., Erigenia bulbosa, Dicentra cucullaria, Veronica hederifolia
Distribution: Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec
Ecozone: Atlantic Maritime, Boreal Shield, Mixwood Plains