Keywords: bug bugs bee bees pollinator pollinators animal animals animalia arthropod arthropods arthropoda insect insects insecta hymenoptera aculeata anthophila apoidea mining bees miningbees mining bee miningbee andrenidae andreninae andrena biml usgs droege zerene stacker zerenestacker stackshot aster taxonomy:binomial=andrena asteroides taxonomy:binomial=andrenaasteroides andrena asteroides andrenaasteroides maryland usgsbiml Andrena asteroides, a late season aster specialist (thus the name). This species along with a number of other Andrena specialize on this group of plants, the rest of the Genus Andrena are primarily spring flower specialists. Note the very dense pollen carrying hairs on the hind femur. Wayne Boo took this picture. Andrena asteroides, a late season aster specialist (thus the name). This species along with a number of other Andrena specialize on this group of plants, the rest of the Genus Andrena are primarily spring flower specialists. Note the very dense pollen carrying hairs on the hind femur. Wayne Boo took this picture. |