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Andrena scurra Viereck, 1904

Properties

Scientific Name: Andrena scurra Viereck, 1904

Common Name: Andrena scurra

Taxonomy

Andrena scurra Viereck, in Viereck et al. 1904c: 193, 195, 226 [♀,♂‚]

Andrena lappulae Cockerell, 1906 [synonymy by ?]

Andrena speculifera Cockerell, 1930 [synonymy by ?]

 

Note: Though Ascher and Pickering (2018) list Andrena speculifera Cockerell as a synonymy of A. scurra, Lanham (1993) expressed doubts.

Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available

Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Montane Cordillera, Prairie, Western Interior Basin