Bug FAQGolden-haired Miner Bee
Andrena auricoma · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Andrenidae
The golden-haired miner bee is a small solitary bee, with females about 8 to 10 mm long and males 6 to 9 mm. It lives in the western United States and is especially rare outside California. It can be confused with the death camas miner bee, but it is the smaller of the two.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Females measure 8 to 10 mm, while males are 6 to 9 mm long.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range is the western United States and it is relatively rare outside California.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It resembles the death camas miner bee, but can be told apart by its smaller size.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Andrenidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrena_auricoma
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